Thirukkural 840 in English
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Tamil original
கழாஅக்கால் பள்ளியுள் வைத்தற்றால் சான்றோர்
குழாஅத்துப் பேதை புகல்.
Transliteration
Kazhaaakkaal Palliyul Vaiththatraal Saandror
Kuzhaaaththup Pedhai Pukal
Modern English
“A person who enters a thoughtful gathering without basic respect or preparation can disturb it like unwashed feet on a clean bed.”
Modern Interpretation
A person who enters a thoughtful gathering without basic respect or preparation can disturb it like unwashed feet on a clean bed. Someone who interrupts a serious discussion with loud, uninformed claims makes the whole group uncomfortable.
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Modern Plain English
A person who enters a thoughtful gathering without basic respect or preparation can disturb it like unwashed feet on a clean bed.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Entrance of fools where Savants meet Looks like couch trod by unclean feet
G.U. Pope Translation
Like him who seeks his couch with unwashed feet,Is fool whose foot intrudes where wise men meet
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The appearance of a fool in an assembly of the learned is like placing (one's) unwashed feet on a bed
Tamil commentary
சான்றோர் கூடியிருக்கும் இடத்துள் அறிவற்றவன் நுழைவது, கழுவாத காலைப் படுக்கைமேல் வைத்தது போலாகும்.
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