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Thirukkural 676

Chapter 68: வினை செயல்வகை (Modes of Action) · Wealth

Kural 676

முடிவும் இடையூறும் முற்றியாங்கு எய்தும்
படுபயனும் பார்த்துச் செயல்.

Mutivum Itaiyoorum Mutriyaangu Eydhum
Patupayanum Paarththuch Cheyal

Accomplishment, the hindrances, large profits won By effort these compare,- then let the work be done

Meaning

An act is to be performed after considering the exertion required, the obstacles to be encountered, and the great profit to be gained (on its completion).

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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