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Thirukkural 777

Chapter 78: படைச் செருக்கு (Military Spirit) · Wealth

Kural 777

சுழலும் இசைவேண்டி வேண்டா உயிரார்
கழல்யாப்புக் காரிகை நீர்த்து.

Suzhalum Isaiventi Ventaa Uyiraar
Kazhalyaappuk Kaarikai Neerththu

Who seek for world-wide fame, regardless of their life, The glorious clasp adorns, sign of heroic strife

Meaning

The fastening of ankle-ring by those who disire a world-wide renown and not (the safety of) their lives is like adorning (themselves).

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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