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Thirukkural 878

Chapter 88: பகைத்திறம் தெரிதல் (Knowing the Quality of Hate) · Wealth

Kural 878

வகையறிந்து தற்செய்து தற்காப்ப மாயும்
பகைவர்கண் பட்ட செருக்கு.

Vakaiyarindhu Tharseydhu Tharkaappa Maayum
Pakaivarkan Patta Serukku

Know thou the way, then do thy part, thyself defend; Thus shall the pride of those that hate thee have an end

Meaning

The joy of one's foes will be destroyed if one guards oneself by knowing the way (of acting) and securing assistance.

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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