Thirukkural 915 in English
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Tamil original
பொதுநலத்தார் புன்னலம் தோயார் மதிநலத்தின்
மாண்ட அறிவி னவர்.
Transliteration
Podhunalaththaar Punnalam Thoyaar Madhinalaththin
Maanta Arivi Navar
Modern English
“A person with sound judgment does not lose themselves in pleasures offered indiscriminately to anyone who pays.”
Modern Interpretation
A person with sound judgment does not lose themselves in pleasures offered indiscriminately to anyone who pays. For example, they choose relationships built on trust instead of chasing attention available only through spending.
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Modern Plain English
A person with sound judgment does not lose themselves in pleasures offered indiscriminately to anyone who pays.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The lofty wise will never covet The open charms of a vile harlot
G.U. Pope Translation
From contact with their worthless charms, whose charms to all are free,The men with sense of good and lofty wisdom blest will flee;
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Those whose knowledge is made excellent by their (natural) sense will not covet the trffling delights
Tamil commentary
இயல்பாகிய மதிநலத்தால் சிறந்த அறிவினை உடையவர், பாலியல் தொழிலாளரின் அற்ப உடம்பைத் தீண்டமாட்டார்.
Chapter 92
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For gold, not love their tongue cajoles Men are ruined by bangled belles
Kural 912Avoid ill-natured whores who feign Love only for their selfish gain
Kural 913The false embrace of whores is like That of a damned corpse in the dark
Kural 914The wise who seek the wealth of grace Look not for harlots' low embrace
Kural 915The lofty wise will never covet The open charms of a vile harlot
Kural 916Those who guard their worthy fame Shun the wanton's vaunting charm
Kural 917Hollow hearts alone desire The arms of whores with hearts elsewere
Kural 918Senseless fools are lured away By arms of sirens who lead astray
Kural 919The soft jewelled arms of whores are hell Into which the degraded fall
Kural 920Double-minded whores, wine and dice Are lures of those whom fortune flies