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Thirukkural 961

Kural 961

இன்றி அமையாச் சிறப்பின ஆயினும்
குன்ற வருப விடல்.

Indri Amaiyaach Chirappina Aayinum
Kundra Varupa Vital

Though linked to splendours man no otherwise may gain, Reject each act that may thine honour's clearness stain

Meaning

Actions that would degrade (one's) family should not be done; though they may be so important that not doing them would end in death.

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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