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Thirukkural 907

Chapter 91: பெண்வழிச் சேறல் (Being led by Women) · Wealth

Kural 907

பெண்ணேவல் செய்தொழுகும் ஆண்மையின் நாணுடைப்
பெண்ணே பெருமை உடைத்து.

Penneval Seydhozhukum Aanmaiyin Naanutaip
Penne Perumai Utaiththu

The dignity of modest womanhood excelsHis manliness, obedient to a woman's law who dwells

Meaning

Even shame faced womanhood is more to be esteemed than the shameless manhood that performs.

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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