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Thirukkural 794

Chapter 80: நட்பாராய்தல் (Investigation in forming Friendships) · Wealth

Kural 794

குடிப்பிறந்து தன்கண் பழிநாணு வானைக்
கொடுத்தும் கொளல்வேண்டும் நட்பு.

Kutippirandhu Thankan Pazhinaanu Vaanaik
Kotuththum Kolalventum Natpu

Who, born of noble race, from guilt would shrink with shame, Pay any price so you as friend that man may claim

Meaning

The friendship of one who belongs to a (good) family and is afraid of (being charged with) guilt, is worth even purchasing.

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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