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Thirukkural 539

Chapter 54: பொச்சாவாமை (Unforgetfulness) · Wealth

Kural 539

இகழ்ச்சியின் கெட்டாரை உள்ளுக தாந்தம்
மகிழ்ச்சியின் மைந்துறும் போழ்து.

Ikazhchchiyin Kettaarai Ulluka Thaandham
Makizhchchiyin Maindhurum Pozhdhu

Think on the men whom scornful mind hath brought to nought, When exultation overwhelms thy wildered thought

Meaning

Let (a king) think of those who have been ruined by neglect, when his mind is elated with joy.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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