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Thirukkural 654

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

Kural 654

இடுக்கண் படினும் இளிவந்த செய்யார்
நடுக்கற்ற காட்சி யவர்.

Itukkan Patinum Ilivandha Seyyaar
Natukkatra Kaatchi Yavar

Though troubles press, no shameful deed they do, Whose eyes the ever-during vision view

Meaning

Those who have infallible judgement though threatened with peril will not do acts which have brought disgrace (on former ministers).

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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