Thirukkural · பொருட்பால் · இகல்

Thirukkural 858

Kural 858

இகலிற்கு எதிர்சாய்தல் ஆக்கம் அதனை
மிக்லூக்கின் ஊக்குமாம் கேடு.

Ikalirku Edhirsaaidhal Aakkam Adhanai
Mikalookkin Ookkumaam Ketu

'Tis gain to turn the soul from enmity; Ruin reigns where this hath mastery

Meaning

Shrinking back from hatred will yield wealth; indulging in its increase will hasten 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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