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Thirukkural 779

Chapter 78: படைச் செருக்கு (Military Spirit) · Wealth

Kural 779

இழைத்தது இகவாமைச் சாவாரை யாரே
பிழைத்தது ஒறுக்கிற் பவர்.

Izhaiththadhu Ikavaamaich Chaavaarai Yaare
Pizhaiththadhu Orukkir Pavar

Who says they err, and visits them scorn, Who die and faithful guard the vow they've sworn

Meaning

Who would reproach with failure those who seal their oath with their death ?

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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