Thirukkural 1072 in English
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Tamil original
நன்றறி வாரிற் கயவர் திருவுடையர்
நெஞ்சத்து அவலம் இலர்.
Transliteration
Nandrari Vaarir Kayavar Thiruvutaiyar
Nenjaththu Avalam Ilar
Modern English
“People who know right from wrong may worry about living well, while the shameless seem carefree because they feel no such concern.”
Modern Interpretation
People who know right from wrong may worry about living well, while the shameless seem carefree because they feel no such concern. Someone who cheats without remorse may look happier than the honest student who wrestles with conscience.
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Modern Plain English
People who know right from wrong may worry about living well, while the shameless seem carefree because they feel no such concern.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The base seem richer than the good For no care enters their heart or head
G.U. Pope Translation
Than those of grateful heart the base must luckier be,Their minds from every anxious thought are free
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The low enjoy more felicity than those who know what is good; for the former are not troubled with anxiety (as to the good)
Tamil commentary
நல்லது கெட்டதை அறிந்தவரைக் காட்டிலும் கயவர் செல்வம் உடையவர் ஆவர்; காரணம், கயவர் நல்லத கெட்டது என்ற கவலையே நெஞ்சில் இல்லாதவர்.
Chapter 108
More from Baseness
கயமை
The mean seem men only in form We have never seen such a sham
Kural 1072The base seem richer than the good For no care enters their heart or head
Kural 1073The base are like gods; for they too As prompted by their desire do
Kural 1074When the base meets a rake so vile Him he will exceed, exult and smile
Kural 1075Fear forms the conduct of the low Craving avails a bit below
Kural 1076The base are like the beaten drum Since other's secrets they proclaim
Kural 1077The base their damp hand will not shake But for fists clenched their jaws to break
Kural 1078The good by soft words profits yield The cane-like base when crushed and killed
Kural 1079Faults in others the mean will guess On seeing how they eat and dress
Kural 1080The base hasten to sell themselves From doom to flit and nothing else