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Thirukkural 707

Chapter 71: குறிப்பறிதல் (The Knowledge of Indications) · Wealth

Kural 707

முகத்தின் முதுக்குறைந்தது உண்டோ உவப்பினும்
காயினும் தான்முந் துறும்.

Mukaththin Mudhukkuraindhadhu Unto Uvappinum
Kaayinum Thaanmun Thurum

Than speaking countenance hath aught more prescient skill?Rejoice or burn with rage, 'tis the first herald still

Meaning

Is there anything so full of knowledge as the face ? (No) it precedes the mind, whether (the latter is) pleased or vexed.

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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