Thirukkural 595 in English
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Tamil original
வெள்ளத் தனைய மலர்நீட்டம் மாந்தர்தம்
உள்ளத் தனையது உயர்வு.
Transliteration
Vellath Thanaiya Malarneettam Maandhardham
Ullath Thanaiyadhu Uyarvu
Modern English
“A person's growth is often as large as the vision and effort they carry within.”
Modern Interpretation
A person's growth is often as large as the vision and effort they carry within. Someone who begins coding with a serious goal and keeps learning can rise far beyond their first small project.
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Modern Plain English
A person's growth is often as large as the vision and effort they carry within.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Water depth is lotus height Mental strength is men's merit
G.U. Pope Translation
With rising flood the rising lotus flower its stem unwinds;The dignity of men is measured by their minds
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The stalks of water-flowers are proportionate to the depth of water; so is men's greatness proportionate to their minds
Tamil commentary
நீர்ப்பூக்களின் அடிக்காம்பின் நீளம் நீரின் அளவே. அது போல மக்களின் உயர்வும் அவர்களின் மன ஊக்கத்தின் அளவே.
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