Thirukkural 210 in English
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Tamil original
அருங்கேடன் என்பது அறிக மருங்கோடித்
தீவினை செய்யான் எனின்.
Transliteration
Arungetan Enpadhu Arika Marungotith
Theevinai Seyyaan Enin
Modern English
“A person who never strays from the right path to do something wrong is someone who will never truly come to ruin.”
Modern Interpretation
A person who never strays from the right path to do something wrong is someone who will never truly come to ruin. Staying honest is its own protection. For example, a student who refuses to cheat even when it would be easy and unnoticed builds a reputation, and a conscience, that failure can't touch.
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Modern Plain English
A person who never strays from the right path to do something wrong is someone who will never truly come to ruin.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
He is secure, know ye, from ills Who slips not right path to do evils
G.U. Pope Translation
The man, to devious way of sin that never turned aside,From ruin rests secure, whatever ills betide
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Know ye that he is freed from destruction who commits no evil, going to neither side of the right path
Tamil commentary
தீய வழிகளில் பிறர்க்குத் தீமை செய்யாது வாழ்பவனே கேடு இல்லாதவன் என்று அறிக.
Chapter 21
More from Dread of Evil Deeds
தீவினையச்சம்
Sinners fear not the pride of sin The worthy dread the ill within
Kural 202Since evil begets evil dire Fear ye evil more than fire
Kural 203The wisest of the wise are those Who injure not even their foes
Kural 204His ruin virtue plots who plans The ruin of another man's
Kural 205Who makes poverty plea for ill Shall reduce himself poorer still
Kural 206From wounding others let him refrain Who would from harm himself remain
Kural 207Men may escape other foes and live But sin its deadly blow will give
Kural 208Ruin follows who evil do As shadow follows as they go
Kural 209Let none who loves himself at all Think of evil however small
Kural 210He is secure, know ye, from ills Who slips not right path to do evils