Thirukkural 835 in English
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Tamil original
ஒருமைச் செயலாற்றும் பேதை எழுமையும்
தான்புக் கழுந்தும் அளறு.
Transliteration
Orumaich Cheyalaatrum Pedhai Ezhumaiyum
Thaanpuk Kazhundhum Alaru
Modern English
“One reckless choice can create suffering that lasts for years, as if a person had built their own prison.”
Modern Interpretation
One reckless choice can create suffering that lasts for years, as if a person had built their own prison. A careless post that destroys trust can close doors long after the original moment has passed.
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Modern Plain English
One reckless choice can create suffering that lasts for years, as if a person had built their own prison.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The fool suffers seven fold hells In single birth of hellish ills
G.U. Pope Translation
The fool will merit hell in one brief life on earth,In which he entering sinks through sevenfold round of birth
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
A fool can procure in a single birth a hell into which he may enter and suffer through all the seven births
Tamil commentary
அறிவற்றவன் தான் பிறந்த ஒரு பிறவியிலேயே, அடுத்து வரும் பிறவிகள்தோறும் தான் புகுந்து வருந்தி அனுபவிக்கும் நரகத்தைப் படைத்துக் கொள்ளும் ஆற்றல் உடையவன் ஆவான்.
Chapter 84
More from Folly
பேதைமை
This is folly's prominent vein To favour loss and forego gain
Kural 832Folly of follies is to lead A lewd and lawless life so bad
Kural 833Shameless, aimless, callous, listless Such are the marks of foolishness
Kural 834No fool equals the fool who learns Knows, teaches, but self-control spurns
Kural 835The fool suffers seven fold hells In single birth of hellish ills
Kural 836A know-nothing fool daring a deed Not only fails but feels fettered
Kural 837Strangers feast and kinsmen fast When fools mishandle fortunes vast
Kural 838Fools possessing something on hand Like dazed and drunken stupids stand
Kural 839Friendship with fools is highly sweet For without a groan we part
Kural 840Entrance of fools where Savants meet Looks like couch trod by unclean feet