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Thirukkural 866

Chapter 87: பகை மாட்சி (The Might of Hatred) · Wealth

Kural 866

காணாச் சினத்தான் கழிபெருங் காமத்தான்
பேணாமை பேணப் படும்.

Kaanaach Chinaththaan Kazhiperung Kaamaththaan
Penaamai Penap Patum

Blind in his rage, his lustful passions rage and swell; If such a man mislikes you, like it well

Meaning

Highly to be desired is the hatred of him whose anger is blind, and whose lust increases beyond measure.

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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