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Thirukkural 884

Chapter 89: உட்பகை (Enmity within) · Wealth

Kural 884

மனமாணா உட்பகை தோன்றின் இனமாணா
ஏதம் பலவும் தரும்.

Manamaanaa Utpakai Thondrin Inamaanaa
Edham Palavum Tharum

If secret enmities arise that minds pervert, Then even kin unkind will work thee grievous hurt

Meaning

The secret enmity of a person whose mind in unreformed will lead to many evils causing disaffection among (one's) relations.

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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