Thirukkural 533 in English
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Tamil original
பொச்சாப்பார்க் கில்லை புகழ்மை அதுஉலகத்து
எப்பால்நூ லோர்க்கும் துணிவு.
Transliteration
Pochchaappaark Killai Pukazhmai Adhuulakaththu
Eppaalnoo Lorkkum Thunivu
Modern English
“A person who is careless and forgetful cannot build lasting respect.”
Modern Interpretation
A person who is careless and forgetful cannot build lasting respect. For example, a student who never prepares, misses commitments, and ignores details will not be trusted with an important role.
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Modern Plain English
A person who is careless and forgetful cannot build lasting respect.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Forgetful nature fails of fame All schools of thinkers say the same
G.U. Pope Translation
'To self-oblivious men no praise'; this ruleDecisive wisdom sums of every school
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Thoughtlessness will never acquire fame; and this tenet is upheld by all treatises in the world
Tamil commentary
மறதியை உடையவர்க்குப் புகழ் உடைமை இல்லை; இது இவ்வுலகத்தில் எந்தத் துறை நுகர்வோர்க்கும் முடிவான கருத்தாகும்.
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