Thirukkural 843 in English
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Tamil original
அறிவிலார் தாந்தம்மைப் பீழிக்கும் பீழை
செறுவார்க்கும் செய்தல் அரிது.
Transliteration
Arivilaar Thaandhammaip Peezhikkum Peezhai
Seruvaarkkum Seydhal Aridhu
Modern English
“Foolish people can cause themselves suffering that even their enemies could hardly cause.”
Modern Interpretation
Foolish people can cause themselves suffering that even their enemies could hardly cause. Someone who ignores every warning and repeats the same harmful choices may hurt their future more than any rival could.
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Modern Plain English
Foolish people can cause themselves suffering that even their enemies could hardly cause.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The self-torments of fools exceed Ev'n tortures of their foes indeed
G.U. Pope Translation
With keener anguish foolish men their own hearts wring,Than aught that even malice of their foes can bring
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The suffering that fools inflict upon themselves is hardly possible even to foes
Tamil commentary
அறிவு அற்றவர், தாமே நம்மை வருத்திக் கொள்ளும் வருத்தம், பகைவராலும்கூட அவருக்குச் செய்வது அரிது.
Chapter 85
More from Ignorance
புல்லறிவாண்மை
Want of wisdom is want of wants Want of aught else the world nev'r counts
Kural 842When fool bestows with glee a gift It comes but by getter's merit
Kural 843The self-torments of fools exceed Ev'n tortures of their foes indeed
Kural 844Stupidity is vanity That cries \"We have sagacity\"
Kural 845Feigning knowledge that one has not Leads to doubt ev'n that he has got
Kural 846Fools their nakedness conceal And yet their glaring faults reveal
Kural 847The fool that slights sacred counsels Upon himself great harm entails
Kural 848He listens not nor himself knows Plague is his life until it goes
Kural 849Sans Self-sight in vain one opens Sight To the blind who bet their sight as right
Kural 850To people's \"Yes\" who proffer \"No\" Deemed as ghouls on earth they go