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Thirukkural 935

Kural 935

கவறும் கழகமும் கையும் தருக்கி
இவறியார் இல்லாகி யார்.

Kavarum Kazhakamum Kaiyum Tharukki
Ivariyaar Illaaki Yaar

The dice, and gaming-hall, and gamester's art, they eager sought, Thirsting for gain- the men in other days who came to nought

Meaning

Penniless are those who by reason of their attachment would never forsake gambling, the gamblingplace and the handling (of dice).

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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