Thirukkural 455 in English
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Tamil original
மனந்தூய்மை செய்வினை தூய்மை இரண்டும்
இனந்தூய்மை தூவா வரும்.
Transliteration
Manandhooimai Seyvinai Thooimai Irantum
Inandhooimai Thoovaa Varum
Modern English
“Clean company supports clean thoughts and clean actions.”
Modern Interpretation
Clean company supports clean thoughts and clean actions. For example, friends who refuse to copy homework make it easier for everyone to act honestly.
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Modern Plain English
Clean company supports clean thoughts and clean actions.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Purity of the thought and deed Comes from good company indeed
G.U. Pope Translation
Both purity of mind, and purity of action clear,Leaning no staff of pure companionship, to man draw near
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Chaste company is the staff on which come, these two things, viz, purity of mind and purity of conduct
Tamil commentary
மனத்தூய்மை, செய்யும் செயல் சிறப்பு ஆகிய இரண்டும், ஒருவன் சேர்ந்துள்ள இனத்தின் தூய்மையை ஆதாரமாகக் கொண்டே பிறக்கும்.
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