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Thirukkural 807

Chapter 81: பழைமை (Familiarity) · Wealth

Kural 807

அழிவந்த செய்யினும் அன்பறார் அன்பின்
வழிவந்த கேண்மை யவர்.

Azhivandha Seyyinum Anparaar Anpin
Vazhivandha Kenmai Yavar

True friends, well versed in loving ways, Cease not to love, when friend their love betrays

Meaning

Those who have (long) stood in the path of affection will not give it up even if their friends cause (them) their ruin.

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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