Thirukkural 668 in English
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Tamil original
கலங்காது கண்ட வினைக்கண் துளங்காது
தூக்கங் கடிந்து செயல்.
Transliteration
Kalangaadhu Kanta Vinaikkan Thulangaadhu
Thookkang Katindhu Seyal
Modern English
“Once you have decided clearly, act without hesitation or delay.”
Modern Interpretation
Once you have decided clearly, act without hesitation or delay. After choosing to apply for a course, submit the form instead of endlessly putting it off.
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Modern Plain English
Once you have decided clearly, act without hesitation or delay.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Waver not; do wakefully The deed resolved purposefully
G.U. Pope Translation
What clearly eye discerns as right, with steadfast will,And mind unslumbering, that should man fulfil
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
An act that has been firmly resolved on must be as firmly carried out without delay
Tamil commentary
மனம் தெளிந்து செய்யத் துணிந்த செயலைத் தடுமாறாமல் தாமதிக்காமல் செய்க.
Chapter 67
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Kural 664Easy it is to tell a fact But hard it is to know and act
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Kural 666The will-to-do achieves the deed When mind that wills is strong indeed
Kural 667Scorn not the form: for men there are Like linchpin of big rolling car
Kural 668Waver not; do wakefully The deed resolved purposefully
Kural 669Do with firm will though pains beset The deed that brings delight at last
Kural 670The world merits no other strength But strength of will-to-do at length