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Thirukkural 956

Kural 956

சலம்பற்றிச் சால்பில செய்யார்மா சற்ற
குலம்பற்றி வாழ்தும் என் பார்.

Salampatrich Chaalpila Seyyaarmaa Satra
Kulampatri Vaazhdhum En Paar

Whose minds are set to live as fits their sire's unspotted fame, Stooping to low deceit, commit no deeds that gender shame

Meaning

Those who seek to preserve the irreproachable honour of their families will not viciously do what is detrimental thereto.

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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