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Thirukkural 969

Kural 969

மயிர்நீப்பின் வாழாக் கவரிமா அன்னார்
உயிர்நீப்பர் மானம் வரின்.

Mayirneeppin Vaazhaak Kavarimaa Annaar
Uyirneeppar Maanam Varin

Like the wild ox that, of its tuft bereft, will pine away, Are those who, of their honour shorn, will quit the light of day

Meaning

Those who give up (their) life when (their) honour is at stake are like the yark which kills itself at the loss of (even one of) its hairs.

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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