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Thirukkural 921

Chapter 93: கள்ளுண்ணாமை (Not Drinking Palm-Wine) · Wealth

Kural 921

உட்கப் படாஅர் ஒளியிழப்பர் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
கட்காதல் கொண்டொழுகு வார்.

Utkap Pataaar Oliyizhappar Egngnaandrum
Katkaadhal Kontozhuku Vaar

Who love the palm's intoxicating juice, each day, No rev'rence they command, their glory fades away

Meaning

Those who always thirst after drink will neither inspire fear (in others) nor retain the light (of their fame).

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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