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Thirukkural 981

Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை (Perfectness) · Wealth

Kural 981

கடன்என்ப நல்லவை எல்லாம் கடன்அறிந்து
சான்றாண்மை மேற்கொள் பவர்க்கு.

Katanenpa Nallavai Ellaam Katanarindhu
Saandraanmai Merkol Pavarkku

All goodly things are duties to the men, they sayWho set themselves to walk in virtue's perfect way

Meaning

It is said that those who are conscious of their duty and behave with a perfect goodness will regard as natural all that is good.

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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