Thirukkural 193 in English

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Tamil original

நயனிலன் என்பது சொல்லும் பயனில
பாரித் துரைக்கும் உரை.

Transliteration

Nayanilan Enpadhu Sollum Payanila
Paarith Thuraikkum Urai

English Translation

“The babbler's hasty lips proclaim That \"good-for-nothing\" is his name”

Plain-English meaning

That conversation in which a man utters forth useless things will say of him "he is without virtue."

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

The babbler's hasty lips proclaim That \"good-for-nothing\" is his name

G.U. Pope Translation

Diffusive speech of useless words proclaimsA man who never righteous wisdom gains

Plain-English Meaning

That conversation in which a man utters forth useless things will say of him "he is without virtue."

பயனற்ற சொற்களை விரித்துப் பேசும் ஒருவன் பேச்சு அவன் நீதியற்றவன் என்பதைக் காட்டிவிடும்.

Chapter 20

பயனில சொல்லாமை

With silly words who insults all Is held in contempt as banal

Vain talk before many is worse Than doing to friends deeds adverse

The babbler's hasty lips proclaim That \"good-for-nothing\" is his name

Vain words before an assembly Will make all gains and goodness flee

Glory and grace will go away When savants silly nonsense say

Call him a human chaff who prides Himself in weightless idle words

Let not men of worth vainly quack Even if they would roughly speak

The wise who weigh the worth refrain From words that have no grain and brain

The wise of spotless self-vision Slip not to silly words-mention

To purpose speak the fruitful word And never indulge in useless load