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Thirukkural 576

Chapter 58: கண்ணோட்டம் (Benignity) · Wealth

Kural 576

மண்ணோ டியைந்த மரத்தனையர் கண்ணோ
டியைந்துகண் ணோடா தவர்.

Manno Tiyaindha Maraththanaiyar Kanno
Tiyaindhukan Notaa Thavar

Whose eyes 'neath brow infixed diffuse no rayOf grace; like tree in earth infixed are they

Meaning

They resemble the trees of the earth, who although they have eyes, never look kindly (on others).

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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