Thirukkural 871 in English
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Tamil original
பகைஎன்னும் பண்பி லதனை ஒருவன்
நகையேயும் வேண்டற்பாற்று அன்று.
Transliteration
Pakaiennum Panpi Ladhanai Oruvan
Nakaiyeyum Ventarpaatru Andru
Modern English
“Hatred is so harmful that it should not be welcomed even as a joke or a game.”
Modern Interpretation
Hatred is so harmful that it should not be welcomed even as a joke or a game. For example, playful insults in a group chat can become real hostility when people keep repeating them.
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Modern Plain English
Hatred is so harmful that it should not be welcomed even as a joke or a game.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Let not one even as a sport The ill-natured enmity court
G.U. Pope Translation
For Hate, that ill-conditioned thing not e'en in jestLet any evil longing rule your breast
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The evil of hatred is not of a nature to be desired by one even in sport
Tamil commentary
பகை எனப்படும் பண்பற்ற ஒன்று, விளையாட்டிலும் கூட் விரும்பத்தக்கது அன்று.
Chapter 88
More from Knowing the Quality of Hate
பகைத்திறம் தெரிதல்
Let not one even as a sport The ill-natured enmity court
Kural 872Incur the hate of bow-ploughers But not the hate of word-ploughers
Kural 873Forlorn, who rouses many foes The worst insanity betrays
Kural 874This world goes safely in his grace Whose heart makes friends even of foes
Kural 875Alone, if two foes you oppose Make one of them your ally close
Kural 876Trust or distrust; during distress Keep aloof; don't mix with foes
Kural 877To those who know not, tell not your pain Nor your weakness to foes explain
Kural 878Know how and act and defend well The pride of enemies shall fall
Kural 879Cut off thorn-trees when young they are; Grown hard, they cut your hands beware
Kural 880To breathe on earth they are not fit Defying foes who don't defeat