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Thirukkural 916

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 916

தந்நலம் பாரிப்பார் தோயார் தகைசெருக்கிப்
புன்னலம் பாரிப்பார் தோள்.

Thannalam Paarippaar Thoyaar Thakaiserukkip
Punnalam Paarippaar Thol

From touch of those who worthless charms, with wanton arts, display, The men who would their own true good maintain will turn away

Meaning

Those who would spread (the fame of) their own goodness will not desire the shoulders of those, who rejoice in their accomplishments and bestow their despicable favours (on all who pay).

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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