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Thirukkural 656

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

Kural 656

ஈன்றாள் பசிகாண்பான் ஆயினுஞ் செய்யற்க
சான்றோர் பழிக்கும் வினை.

Eendraal Pasikaanpaan Aayinunj Cheyyarka
Saandror Pazhikkum Vinai

Though her that bore thee hung'ring thou behold, no deedDo thou, that men of perfect soul have crime decreed

Meaning

Though a minister may see his mother starve; let him do not act which the wise would (treat with contempt).

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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