Thirukkural 829 in English
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Tamil original
மிகச்செய்து தம்மெள்ளு வாரை நகச்செய்து
நட்பினுள் சாப்புல்லற் பாற்று.
Transliteration
Mikachcheydhu Thammellu Vaarai Nakachcheydhu
Natpinul Saappullar Paatru
Modern English
“When people pretend to care while secretly despising you, stay calm and polite without giving them your trust, and let the false friendship fade.”
Modern Interpretation
When people pretend to care while secretly despising you, stay calm and polite without giving them your trust, and let the false friendship fade. If a club member smiles at you but mocks you privately, keep the peace and stop sharing personal matters.
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Modern Plain English
When people pretend to care while secretly despising you, stay calm and polite without giving them your trust, and let the false friendship fade.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
In open who praise, at heart despise Cajole and crush them in friendly guise
G.U. Pope Translation
'Tis just, when men make much of you, and then despise,To make them smile, and slap in friendship's guise
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
It is the duty of kings to affect great love but make it die (inwardly); as regard those foes who shew them great friendship but despise them (in their heart)
Tamil commentary
வெளியில் நண்பராய்ப் பெரிதுபடக் காட்டி, மனத்தே நம்மை இகழ்ந்து மகிழ்பவரை நாமும் வெளியில் அவரைச் சிரிக்க வைத்து, மனத்தே அம்மகிழ்ச்சி அழியும்படி போலி நண்பராகலாம்.
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