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Thirukkural 917

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 917

நிறைநெஞ்சம் இல்லவர் தோய்வார் பிறநெஞ்சிற்
பேணிப் புணர்பவர் தோள்.

Nirainenjam Illavar Thoivaar Piranenjir
Penip Punarpavar Thol

Who cherish alien thoughts while folding in their feigned embrace, These none approach save those devoid of virtue's grace

Meaning

Those who are destitute of a perfectly (reformed) mind will covet the shoulders of those who embrace (them) while their hearts covet other things.

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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