Thirukkural 924 in English
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Tamil original
நாண்என்னும் நல்லாள் புறங்கொடுக்கும் கள்ளென்னும்
பேணாப் பெருங்குற்றத் தார்க்கு.
Transliteration
Naanennum Nallaal Purangotukkum Kallennum
Penaap Perungutrath Thaarkku
Modern English
“Heavy drinking drives away modesty and self-respect.”
Modern Interpretation
Heavy drinking drives away modesty and self-respect. For example, someone who becomes reckless at parties may say or do things they would never accept when sober.
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Modern Plain English
Heavy drinking drives away modesty and self-respect.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Good shame turns back from him ashamed Who is guilty of wine condemned
G.U. Pope Translation
Shame, goodly maid, will turn her back for aye on themWho sin the drunkard's grievous sin, that all condemn
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The fair maid of modesty will turn her back on those who are guilty of the great and abominable crime of drunkenness
Tamil commentary
போதைப் பொருளைப் பயன்படுத்துதல் என்னும் பெருங் குற்றத்தைச் செய்வார்க்கு, நாணம் என்னும் நல்ல பெண் முதுகு காட்டிப் போய் விடுவாள்.
Chapter 93
More from Not Drinking Palm-Wine
கள்ளுண்ணாமை
Foes fear not who for toddy craze The addicts daily their glory lose
Kural 922Drink not liquor; but let them drink Whom with esteem the wise won't think
Kural 923The drunkard's joy pains ev'n mother's face How vile must it look for the wise?
Kural 924Good shame turns back from him ashamed Who is guilty of wine condemned
Kural 925To pay and drink and lose the sense Is nothing but rank ignorance
Kural 926They take poison who take toddy And doze ev'n like a dead body
Kural 927The secret drunkards' senses off Make the prying public laugh
Kural 928Don't say I'm not a drunkard hard The hidden fraud is known abroad
Kural 929Can torch search one in water sunk? Can reason reach the raving drunk?
Kural 930The sober seeing the drunkard's plight On selves can't they feel same effect?