Thirukkural 451 in English
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Tamil original
சிற்றினம் அஞ்சும் பெருமை சிறுமைதான்
சுற்றமாச் சூழ்ந்து விடும்.
Transliteration
Sitrinam Anjum Perumai Sirumaidhaan
Sutramaach Choozhndhu Vitum
Modern English
“The people around you can reveal and shape your character.”
Modern Interpretation
The people around you can reveal and shape your character. For example, choosing honest friends makes it easier to resist cheating and harmful habits.
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Modern Plain English
The people around you can reveal and shape your character.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The ignoble the noble fear The mean hold them as kinsmen dear
G.U. Pope Translation
The great of soul will mean association fear;The mean of soul regard mean men as kinsmen dear
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
(True) greatness fears the society of the base; it is only the low - minded who will regard them as friends
Tamil commentary
தீய குணத்தாரோடு சேரப் பெரியோர் அஞ்சுவர்; சிறியாரோ அவர்களைத் தம் உறவாகவே கருதி விடுவர்.
Chapter 46
More from Avoiding mean Associations
சிற்றினம் சேராமை
The ignoble the noble fear The mean hold them as kinsmen dear
Kural 452With soil changes water's taste With mates changes the mental state
Kural 453Wisdom depends upon the mind The worth of man upon his friend
Kural 454Wisdom seems to come from mind But it truly flows from the kind
Kural 455Purity of the thought and deed Comes from good company indeed
Kural 456Pure-hearted get good progeny Pure friendship acts with victory
Kural 457Goodness of mind increases gain Good friendship fosters fame again
Kural 458Men of wisdom, though good in mind In friends of worth a new strength find
Kural 459Good mind decides the future bliss Good company gains strength to this
Kural 460No help good company exeeds; The bad to untold anguish leads