Thirukkural 932 in English
Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.
Tamil original
ஒன்றெய்தி நூறிழக்கும் சூதர்க்கும் உண்டாங்கொல்
நன்றெய்தி வாழ்வதோர் ஆறு.
Transliteration
Ondreydhi Noorizhakkum Soodharkkum Untaangol
Nandreydhi Vaazhvadhor Aaru
Modern English
“A gambler who wins once but loses a hundred times cannot build a happy life through gambling.”
Modern Interpretation
A gambler who wins once but loses a hundred times cannot build a happy life through gambling. For example, using rent money to chase back losses can leave a family facing debt.
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Modern Plain English
A gambler who wins once but loses a hundred times cannot build a happy life through gambling.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Can gamblers in life good obtain Who lose a hundred one to gain?
G.U. Pope Translation
Is there for gamblers, too, that gaining one a hundred lose, some wayThat they may good obtain, and see a prosperous day
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
That they may good obtain, and see a prosperous day? Is there indeed a means of livelihood that can bestow happiness on gamblers who gain one and lose a hundred?
Tamil commentary
ஒன்றைப் பெற்று, நூற்றினை இழந்துபோகும் சூதாடுபவர்க்கும் நல்லதைப் பெற்று வாழம் ஒரு வழி உண்டாகுமோ?
Chapter 94
More from Gambling
சூது
Avoid gambling, albeit you win Gulping bait-hook what does fish gain?
Kural 932Can gamblers in life good obtain Who lose a hundred one to gain?
Kural 933If kings indulge in casting dice All their fortune will flow to foes
Kural 934Nothing will make you poor like game Which adds to woes and ruins fame
Kural 935The game, game-hall and gambler's art Who sought with glee have come to nought
Kural 936Men swallowed by the ogress, dice Suffer grief and want by that vice
Kural 937If men their time in game-den spend Ancestral wealth and virtues end
Kural 938Game ruins wealth and spoils grace Leads to lies and wretched woes
Kural 939Dress, wealth, food, fame, learning-these five In gambler's hand will never thrive
Kural 940Love for game grows with every loss As love for life with sorrows grows