Thirukkural 822 in English
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Tamil original
இனம்போன்று இனமல்லார் கேண்மை மகளிர்
மனம்போல வேறு படும்.
Transliteration
Inampondru Inamallaar Kenmai Makalir
Manampola Veru Patum
Modern English
“People who only seem like friends may change their attitude whenever it suits them, showing one face outside and another inside.”
Modern Interpretation
People who only seem like friends may change their attitude whenever it suits them, showing one face outside and another inside. If someone is warm until a more popular group arrives, recognize that the friendship is unstable.
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Modern Plain English
People who only seem like friends may change their attitude whenever it suits them, showing one face outside and another inside.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Who pretend kinship but are not Their friendship's fickle like woman's heart
G.U. Pope Translation
Friendship of those who seem our kin, but are not really kindWill change from hour to hour like woman's mind
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The friendship of those who seem to be friends while they are not, will change like the love of women
Tamil commentary
வேண்டியவர் போலத் தோன்றி, மனத்தால் வேண்டாதவராக இருப்பவரோடு உண்டான நட்பு பாலியல் தொழிலாளர் மனம் போல வேறுபடும்.
Chapter 83
More from Unreal Friendship
கூடா நட்பு
The friendship by an enemy shown Is anvil in time, to strike you down
Kural 822Who pretend kinship but are not Their friendship's fickle like woman's heart
Kural 823They may be vast in good studies But heartfelt-love is hard for foes
Kural 824Fear foes whose face has winning smiles Whose heart is full of cunning guiles
Kural 825Do not trust in what they tell Whose mind with your mind goes ill
Kural 826The words of foes is quickly seen Though they speak like friends in fine
Kural 827Trust not the humble words of foes Danger darts from bending bows
Kural 828Adoring hands of foes hide arms Their sobbing tears have lurking harms
Kural 829In open who praise, at heart despise Cajole and crush them in friendly guise
Kural 830When foes, in time, play friendship's part Feign love on face but not in heart