Thirukkural 1076 in English

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Tamil original

அறைபறை அன்னர் கயவர்தாம் கேட்ட
மறைபிறர்க்கு உய்த்துரைக்க லான்.

Transliteration

Araiparai Annar Kayavardhaam Ketta
Maraipirarkku Uyththuraikka Laan

English Translation

“The base are like the beaten drum Since other's secrets they proclaim”

Plain-English meaning

The base are like a drum that is beaten, for they unburden to others the secrets they have heard

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English Translation

The base are like the beaten drum Since other's secrets they proclaim

G.U. Pope Translation

The base are like the beaten drum; for, when they hearThe sound the secret out in every neighbour's ear

Plain-English Meaning

The base are like a drum that is beaten, for they unburden to others the secrets they have heard

தாம் அறிந்த ரகசியங்களைப் பிறரிடம் வலியச் சென்று சொல்லுவதால், அடிக்கப்படும் பறையைப் போன்றவர் கயவர்.

Chapter 108

கயமை

The mean seem men only in form We have never seen such a sham

The base seem richer than the good For no care enters their heart or head

The base are like gods; for they too As prompted by their desire do

When the base meets a rake so vile Him he will exceed, exult and smile

Fear forms the conduct of the low Craving avails a bit below

The base are like the beaten drum Since other's secrets they proclaim

The base their damp hand will not shake But for fists clenched their jaws to break

The good by soft words profits yield The cane-like base when crushed and killed

Faults in others the mean will guess On seeing how they eat and dress

The base hasten to sell themselves From doom to flit and nothing else