Thirukkural 593 in English
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Tamil original
ஆக்கம் இழந்தேமென்று அல்லாவார் ஊக்கம்
ஒருவந்தம் கைத்துடை யார்.
Transliteration
Aakkam Izhandhemendru Allaavaar Ookkam
Oruvandham Kaiththutai Yaar
Modern English
“Someone with lasting determination does not believe life is over when money is lost, because they still possess the will to begin again.”
Modern Interpretation
Someone with lasting determination does not believe life is over when money is lost, because they still possess the will to begin again. After a failed small business, an owner who learns from it and starts carefully shows this strength.
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Modern Plain English
Someone with lasting determination does not believe life is over when money is lost, because they still possess the will to begin again.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The strong in will do not complain The loss of worldly wealth and gain
G.U. Pope Translation
'Lost is our wealth,' they utter not this cry distressed,The men of firm concentred energy of soul possessed
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
They who are possessed of enduring energy will not trouble themselves, saying, "we have lost our property."
Tamil commentary
ஊக்கத்தைத் தம் கைவசம் கொண்டவர், செல்வத்தை இழந்தாலும், இழந்து விட்டோமோ என்று மனம் கலங்க மாட்டார்.
Chapter 60
More from Energy
ஊக்கம் உடைமை
To own is to own energy All others own but lethargy
Kural 592Psychic heart is wealth indeed Worldly wealth departs in speed
Kural 593The strong in will do not complain The loss of worldly wealth and gain
Kural 594Fortune enquires, enters with boom Where tireless strivers have their home
Kural 595Water depth is lotus height Mental strength is men's merit
Kural 596Let thoughts be always great and grand Though they fail their virtues stand
Kural 597Elephants are firm when arrows hit Great minds keep fit ev'n in defeat
Kural 598Heartless persons cannot boast \"We are liberal to our best\"
Kural 599Huge elephant sharp in tusk quails When tiger, less in form, assails
Kural 600Mental courage is true manhood Lacking that man is like a wood