Thirukkural 532 in English
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Tamil original
பொச்சாப்புக் கொல்லும் புகழை அறிவினை
நிச்ச நிரப்புக் கொன் றாங்கு.
Transliteration
Pochchaappuk Kollum Pukazhai Arivinai
Nichcha Nirappuk Kon Raangu
Modern English
“Repeated forgetfulness can destroy a good reputation just as constant hardship can weaken a person’s learning.”
Modern Interpretation
Repeated forgetfulness can destroy a good reputation just as constant hardship can weaken a person’s learning. For example, someone who keeps forgetting promises will eventually lose friends’ trust, even if they mean well.
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Modern Plain English
Repeated forgetfulness can destroy a good reputation just as constant hardship can weaken a person’s learning.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Negligence kills renown just as Ceaseless want wisdom destroys
G.U. Pope Translation
Perpetual, poverty is death to wisdom of the wise;When man forgets himself his glory dies
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Forgetfulness will destroy fame, even as constant poverty destroys knowledge
Tamil commentary
நித்த வறுமை அறிவைக் கொன்றுவிடுவது போல, மறதி புகழைக் கெடுத்துவிடும்.
Chapter 54
More from Unforgetfulness
பொச்சாவாமை
Worse than wrath in excess is Forgetfulness in joy-excess
Kural 532Negligence kills renown just as Ceaseless want wisdom destroys
Kural 533Forgetful nature fails of fame All schools of thinkers say the same
Kural 534The fearful find no fortress here The forgetful find good never
Kural 535Failing foresight the guardless man Shall rue his folly later on
Kural 536Forget none; watch with wakeful care Miss none; the gain is sans compare
Kural 537With cautious care pursue a thing Impossible there is nothing
Kural 538Do what the wise commend as worth If not, for seven births no mirth
Kural 539When joy deludes, their fate recall Whom negligence has made to fall
Kural 540Easy it is a thing to get When the mind on it is set