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Thirukkural 628

Chapter 63: இடுக்கண் அழியாமை (Hopefulness in Trouble) · Wealth

Kural 628

இன்பம் விழையான் இடும்பை இயல்பென்பான்
துன்பம் உறுதல் இலன்.

Inpam Vizhaiyaan Itumpai Iyalpenpaan
Thunpam Urudhal Ilan

He seeks not joy, to sorrow man is born, he knows; Such man will walk unharmed by touch of human woes

Meaning

That man never experiences sorrow, who does not seek for pleasure, and who considers distress to be natural (to man).

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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