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Thirukkural 662

Chapter 67: வினைத்திட்பம் (Power in Action) · Wealth

Kural 662

ஊறொரால் உற்றபின் ஒல்காமை இவ்விரண்டின்
ஆறென்பர் ஆய்ந்தவர் கோள்.

Oororaal Utrapin Olkaamai Ivvirantin
Aarenpar Aaindhavar Kol

'Each hindrance shun', 'unyielding onward press, If obstacle be there,'These two define your way, so those that search out truth declare

Meaning

Not to perform a ruinous act, and not to be discouraged by the ruinous termination of an act, are the two maxims which, the wise say, from the principles of those who have investigated the subject.

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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