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Thirukkural 828

Chapter 83: கூடா நட்பு (Unreal Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 828

தொழுதகை யுள்ளும் படையொடுங்கும் ஒன்னார்
அழுதகண் ணீரும் அனைத்து.

Thozhudhakai Yullum Pataiyotungum Onnaar
Azhudhakan Neerum Anaiththu

In hands that worship weapon ten hidden lies; Such are the tears that fall from foeman's eyes

Meaning

A weapon may be hid in the very hands with which (one's) foes adore (him) (and) the tears they shed are of the same nature.

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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