Thirukkural 607 in English
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Tamil original
இடிபுரிந்து எள்ளுஞ்சொல் கேட்பர் மடிபுரிந்து
மாண்ட உஞற்றி லவர்.
Transliteration
Itipurindhu Ellunj Chol Ketpar
Matipurindhu Maanta Ugnatri Lavar
Modern English
“People who choose laziness instead of serious effort eventually have to hear criticism and ridicule.”
Modern Interpretation
People who choose laziness instead of serious effort eventually have to hear criticism and ridicule. For example, a teammate who repeatedly fails to do their share will lose the respect of the group.
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Modern Plain English
People who choose laziness instead of serious effort eventually have to hear criticism and ridicule.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The slothful lacking noble deeds Subject themselves to scornful words
G.U. Pope Translation
Who hug their sloth, nor noble works attempt,Shall bear reproofs and words of just contempt
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Those who through idleness, and do not engage themselves in dignified exertion, will subject
Tamil commentary
சோம்பலில் வீழ்வதால் சிறந்த முயற்சி செய்யாதவர், நண்பர்களால் முதலில் இடித்துச் சொல்லப்பட்டு, பின்பு அவர் இழந்து பேசும் சொல்லையும் கேட்பர்.
Chapter 61
More from Unsluggishness
மடி இன்மை
Quenchless lamp of ancestry goes When foul idleness encloses
Kural 602To make your home an ideal home Loath sloth as sloth; refuse it room
Kural 603The fool who fosters sluggishness Before he dies ruins his house
Kural 604Who strive not high, sunk deep in sloth Ruin their house by evil growth
Kural 605To lag, forget, idle and doze These four are pleasure boats of loss
Kural 606With all the wealth of lords of earth The slothful gain nothing of worth
Kural 607The slothful lacking noble deeds Subject themselves to scornful words
Kural 608If sloth invades a noble house It will become a slave of foes
Kural 609The blots on race and rule shall cease When one from sloth gets his release
Kural 610The slothless king shall gain en masse *All regions trod by Lord apace * Hindu mythology holds that Lord Vishnu measured with his feet the three worlds