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Thirukkural 854

Kural 854

இன்பத்துள் இன்பம் பயக்கும் இகலென்னும்
துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்.

Inpaththul Inpam Payakkum Ikalennum
Thunpaththul Thunpang Ketin

Joy of joys abundant grows, When malice dies that woe of woes

Meaning

If hatred which is the greatest misery is destroyed, it will yield the greatest delight.

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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