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Thirukkural 652

Chapter 66: வினைத் தூய்மை (Purity in Action) · Wealth

Kural 652

என்றும் ஒருவுதல் வேண்டும் புகழொடு
நன்றி பயவா வினை.

Endrum Oruvudhal Ventum Pukazhotu
Nandri Payavaa Vinai

From action evermore thyself restrainOf glory and of good that yields no gain

Meaning

Ministers should at all times avoid acts which, in addition to fame, yield no benefit (for the future).

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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