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Thirukkural 992

Chapter 100: பண்புடைமை (Courtesy) · Wealth

Kural 992

அன்புடைமை ஆன்ற குடிப்பிறத்தல் இவ்விரண்டும்
பண்புடைமை என்னும் வழக்கு.

Anputaimai Aandra Kutippiraththal Ivvirantum
Panputaimai Ennum Vazhakku

Benevolence and high born dignity, These two are beaten paths of courtesy

Meaning

Affectionateness and birth in a good family, these two constitute what is called a proper behaviour to all.

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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