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Thirukkural 856

Kural 856

இகலின் மிகலினிது என்பவன் வாழ்க்கை
தவலும் கெடலும் நணித்து.

Ikalin Mikalinidhu Enpavan Vaazhkkai
Thavalum Ketalum Naniththu

The life of those who cherished enmity hold dear, To grievous fault and utter death is near

Meaning

Failure and ruin are not far from him who says it is sweet to excel in hatred.

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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