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Thirukkural 630

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

Kural 630

இன்னாமை இன்பம் எனக்கொளின் ஆகுந்தன்
ஒன்னார் விழையுஞ் சிறப்பு.

Innaamai Inpam Enakkolin Aakundhan
Onnaar Vizhaiyunj Chirappu

Who pain as pleasure takes, he shall acquireThe bliss to which his foes in vain aspire

Meaning

The elevation, which even his enemies will esteem, will be gained by him, who regards pain as pleasure.

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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