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Thirukkural 990

Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை (Perfectness) · Wealth

Kural 990

சான்றவர் சான்றாண்மை குன்றின் இருநிலந்தான்
தாங்காது மன்னோ பொறை.

Saandravar Saandraanmai Kundrin Irunilandhaan
Thaangaadhu Manno Porai

The mighty earth its burthen to sustain must cease, If perfect virtue of the perfect men decrease

Meaning

If there is a defect in the character of the perfect, (even) the great world cannot bear (its) burden.

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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