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Thirukkural 970

Kural 970

இளிவரின் வாழாத மானம் உடையார்
ஒளிதொழுது ஏத்தும் உலகு.

Ilivarin Vaazhaadha Maanam Utaiyaar
Olidhozhudhu Eththum Ulaku

Who, when dishonour comes, refuse to live, their honoured memoryWill live in worship and applause of all the world for aye

Meaning

The world will (always) praise and adore the fame of the honourable who would rather die than suffer indignity.

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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