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Thirukkural 615

Chapter 62: ஆள்வினை உடைமை (Manly Effort) · Wealth

Kural 615

இன்பம் விழையான் வினைவிழைவான் தன்கேளிர்
துன்பம் துடைத்தூன்றும் தூண்.

Inpam Vizhaiyaan Vinaivizhaivaan Thankelir
Thunpam Thutaiththoondrum Thoon

Whose heart delighteth not in pleasure, but in action finds delight, He wipes away his kinsmen's grief and stands the pillar of their might

Meaning

He who desires not pleasure, but desires labour, will be a pillar to sustain his relations, wiping away their sorrows.

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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