Thirukkural 1073 in English
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Tamil original
தேவர் அனையர் கயவர் அவருந்தாம்
மேவன செய்தொழுக லான்.
Transliteration
Thevar Anaiyar Kayavar Avarundhaam
Mevana Seydhozhuka Laan
Modern English
“Base people resemble gods only in one narrow sense: they do whatever they please without restraint.”
Modern Interpretation
Base people resemble gods only in one narrow sense: they do whatever they please without restraint. A person who ignores every rule may feel powerful, but that freedom is not the wisdom of a god.
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Modern Plain English
Base people resemble gods only in one narrow sense: they do whatever they please without restraint.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The base are like gods; for they too As prompted by their desire do
G.U. Pope Translation
The base are as the Gods; they tooDo ever what they list to do
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The base resemble the Gods; for the base act as they like
Tamil commentary
தம்மைக் கட்டுப்படுத்துவார் இல்லாமல் தாம் விரும்பியபடி எல்லாம் செய்து வாழ்வதால், கயவர் தேவரைப் போன்றவராவர்.
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