Thirukkural 1079 in English
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Tamil original
உடுப்பதூஉம் உண்பதூஉம் காணின் பிறர்மேல்
வடுக்காண வற்றாகும் கீழ்.
Transliteration
Utuppadhooum Unpadhooum Kaanin Pirarmel
Vatukkaana Vatraakum Keezh
Modern English
“A mean person sees someone enjoying good food or clothing and looks for a fault to attack.”
Modern Interpretation
A mean person sees someone enjoying good food or clothing and looks for a fault to attack. If a classmate gets a new phone through honest work, jealousy may lead a petty person to spread rumors.
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Modern Plain English
A mean person sees someone enjoying good food or clothing and looks for a fault to attack.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Faults in others the mean will guess On seeing how they eat and dress
G.U. Pope Translation
If neighbours clothed and fed he see, the baseIs mighty man some hidden fault to trace
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The base will bring an evil (accusation) against others, as soon as he sees them (enjoying) good food
Tamil commentary
பிறர் நன்கு உடுத்த, உண்ணக் கண்டால், அவர்மீத குற்றம் காணும் ஆற்றலை உடையவர் கயவர்.
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