Thirukkural 335 in English

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Tamil original

நாச்செற்று விக்குள்மேல் வாராமுன் நல்வினை
மேற்சென்று செய்யப் படும்

Transliteration

Naachchetru Vikkulmel Vaaraamun Nalvinai
Mersendru Seyyap Patum

English Translation

“Ere tongue benumbs and hiccough comes Rise up to do good deeds betimes”

Plain-English meaning

Let virtuous deeds be done quickly, before the hiccup comes making the tongue silent

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Ere tongue benumbs and hiccough comes Rise up to do good deeds betimes

G.U. Pope Translation

Before the tongue lie powerless, 'mid the gasp of gurgling breath,Arouse thyself, and do good deeds beyond the power of death

Plain-English Meaning

Let virtuous deeds be done quickly, before the hiccup comes making the tongue silent

நாவை அடைத்து விக்கல் வருவதற்கு முன், நல்ல செயல்களை விரைந்து செய்ய வேண்டும்.

Chapter 34

நிலையாமை

The worst of follies it is told The fleeting as lasting to hold

Like a drama-crowd wealth gathers Like passing show its pride too goes

Wealth wanes away; but when it comes Take care to do enduring things

The showy day is but a saw Your life, know that, to file and gnaw

Ere tongue benumbs and hiccough comes Rise up to do good deeds betimes

One was yesterday; not today!

Man knows not his next moment On crores of things he is intent

The soul from body any day Like bird from egg-shell flies away

Death is like a slumber deep And birth like waking from that sleep

The life berthed in this body shows A fixed home it never knows