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Thirukkural 869

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

Kural 869

செறுவார்க்குச் சேணிகவா இன்பம் அறிவிலா
அஞ்சும் பகைவர்ப் பெறின்.

Seruvaarkkuch Chenikavaa Inpam Arivilaa
Anjum Pakaivarp Perin

The joy of victory is never far removed from thoseWho've luck to meet with ignorant and timid foes

Meaning

There will be no end of lofty delights to the victorious, if their foes are (both) ignorant and timid.

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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