Thirukkural 851 in English
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Tamil original
இகலென்ப எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் பகலென்னும்
பண்பின்மை பாரக்கும் நோய்.
Transliteration
Ikalenpa Ellaa Uyirkkum Pakalennum
Panpinmai Paarikkum Noi
Modern English
“Hatred is a sickness that breaks people's bonds and keeps them from living together.”
Modern Interpretation
Hatred is a sickness that breaks people's bonds and keeps them from living together. For example, a team falls apart when members treat every disagreement as a personal fight.
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Modern Plain English
Hatred is a sickness that breaks people's bonds and keeps them from living together.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Hatred is a plague that divides And rouses illwill on all sides
G.U. Pope Translation
Hostility disunion's plague will bring,That evil quality, to every living thing
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The disease which fosters the evil of disunion among all creatures is termed hatred by the wise
Tamil commentary
எல்லா உயிர்களிடத்திலும் இணங்கிச் சேராமல் இருக்கும் தீய குணத்தை வளர்க்கும் நோயே, மனவேறுபாடு என்று கூறுவர்.
Chapter 86
More from Hostility
இகல்
Hatred is a plague that divides And rouses illwill on all sides
Kural 852Rouse not hatred and confusion Though foes provoke disunion
Kural 853Shun the plague of enmity And win everlasting glory
Kural 854Hate-the woe of woes destroy; Then joy of joys you can enjoy
Kural 855Who can overcome them in glory That are free from enmity?
Kural 856His fall and ruin are quite near Who holds enmity sweet and dear
Kural 857They cannot see the supreme Truth Who hate and injure without ruth
Kural 858To turn from enmity is gain Fomenting it brings fast ruin
Kural 859Fortune favours when hate recedes Hatred exceeding ruin breeds
Kural 860All evils come from enmity All goodness flow from amity