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Thirukkural 940

Kural 940

இழத்தொறூஉம் காதலிக்கும் சூதேபோல் துன்பம்
உழத்தொறூஉம் காதற்று உயிர்.

Izhaththoru�um Kaadhalikkum Soodhepol Thunpam
Uzhaththoru�um Kaadhatru Uyir

Howe'er he lose, the gambler's heart is ever in the play; E'en so the soul, despite its griefs, would live on earth alway

Meaning

As the gambler loves (his vice) the more he loses by it, so does the soul love (the body) the more it suffers through it.

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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