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Thirukkural 650

Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை (Power of Speech) · Wealth

Kural 650

இணருழ்த்தும் நாறா மலரனையர் கற்றது
உணர விரித்துரையா தார்.

Inaruzhththum Naaraa Malaranaiyar Katradhu
Unara Viriththuraiyaa Thaar

Like scentless flower in blooming garland boundAre men who can't their lore acquired to other's ears expound

Meaning

Those who are unable to set forth their acquirements (before others) are like flowers blossoming in a cluster and yet without fragrance.

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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