Thirukkural 925 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

கையறி யாமை உடைத்தே பொருள்கொடுத்து
மெய்யறி யாமை கொளல்.

Transliteration

Kaiyari Yaamai Utaiththe Porulkotuththu
Meyyari Yaamai Kolal

English Translation

“To pay and drink and lose the sense Is nothing but rank ignorance”

Plain-English meaning

To give money and purchase unconsciousness is the result of one's ignorance of (one's own actions)

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English Translation

To pay and drink and lose the sense Is nothing but rank ignorance

G.U. Pope Translation

With gift of goods who self-oblivion buys,Is ignorant of all that man should prize

Plain-English Meaning

To give money and purchase unconsciousness is the result of one's ignorance of (one's own actions)

விலை கொடுத்தத் தன்னை அறியாத உடல் மயக்கத்தை வாங்குவது செயல் செய்யும் அறிவில்லாமை.

Chapter 93

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Foes fear not who for toddy craze The addicts daily their glory lose

Drink not liquor; but let them drink Whom with esteem the wise won't think

The drunkard's joy pains ev'n mother's face How vile must it look for the wise?

Good shame turns back from him ashamed Who is guilty of wine condemned

To pay and drink and lose the sense Is nothing but rank ignorance

They take poison who take toddy And doze ev'n like a dead body

The secret drunkards' senses off Make the prying public laugh

Don't say I'm not a drunkard hard The hidden fraud is known abroad

Can torch search one in water sunk? Can reason reach the raving drunk?

The sober seeing the drunkard's plight On selves can't they feel same effect?