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Thirukkural 602

Chapter 61: மடி இன்மை (Unsluggishness) · Wealth

Kural 602

மடியை மடியா ஒழுகல் குடியைக்
குடியாக வேண்டு பவர்.

Matiyai Matiyaa Ozhukal Kutiyaik
Kutiyaaka Ventu Pavar

Let indolence, the death of effort, die, If you'd uphold your household's dignity

Meaning

Let those, who desire that their family may be illustrious, put away all idleness from their conduct.

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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