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Thirukkural 983

Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை (Perfectness) · Wealth

Kural 983

அன்புநாண் ஒப்புரவு கண்ணோட்டம் வாய்மையொடு
ஐந்துசால் ஊன்றிய தூண்.

Anpunaan Oppuravu Kannottam Vaaimaiyotu
Aindhusaal Oondriya Thoon

Love, modesty, beneficence, benignant grace, With truth, are pillars five of perfect virtue's resting-place

Meaning

Affection, fear (of sin), benevolence, favour and truthfulness; these are the five pillars on which perfect goodness rests.

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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