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Thirukkural 885

Chapter 89: உட்பகை (Enmity within) · Wealth

Kural 885

உறல்முறையான் உட்பகை தோன்றின் இறல்முறையான்
ஏதம் பலவும் தரும்.

Uralmuraiyaan Utpakai Thondrin Iralmuraiyaan
Edham Palavum Tharum

Amid one's relatives if hidden hath arise,'Twill hurt inflict in deadly wise

Meaning

If there appears internal hatred in a (king's) family; it will lead to many a fatal crime.

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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