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Thirukkural 603

Chapter 61: மடி இன்மை (Unsluggishness) · Wealth

Kural 603

மடிமடிக் கொண்டொழுகும் பேதை பிறந்த
குடிமடியும் தன்னினும் முந்து.

Matimatik Kontozhukum Pedhai Pirandha
Kutimatiyum Thanninum Mundhu

Who fosters indolence within his breast, the silly elf!The house from which he springs shall perish ere himself

Meaning

The (lustre of the) family of the ignorant man, who acts under the influence of destructive laziness will perish, even before he is dead.

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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