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Thirukkural 593

Chapter 60: ஊக்கம் உடைமை (Energy) · Wealth

Kural 593

ஆக்கம் இழந்தேமென்று அல்லாவார் ஊக்கம்
ஒருவந்தம் கைத்துடை யார்.

Aakkam Izhandhemendru Allaavaar Ookkam
Oruvandham Kaiththutai Yaar

'Lost is our wealth,' they utter not this cry distressed, The men of firm concentred energy of soul possessed

Meaning

They who are possessed of enduring energy will not trouble themselves, saying, "we have lost our property."

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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