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Thirukkural 995

Chapter 100: பண்புடைமை (Courtesy) · Wealth

Kural 995

நகையுள்ளும் இன்னா திகழ்ச்சி பகையுள்ளும்
பண்புள பாடறிவார் மாட்டு.

Nakaiyullum Innaa Thikazhchchi Pakaiyullum
Panpula Paatarivaar Maattu

Contempt is evil though in sport They who man's nature know, E'en in their wrath, a courteous mind will show

Meaning

Reproach is painful to one even in sport; those (therefore) who know the nature of others exhibit (pleasing) qualities even when they are hated.

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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