Thirukkural 934 in English

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

Tamil original

சிறுமை பலசெய்து சீரழக்கும் சூதின்
வறுமை தருவதொன்று இல்.

Transliteration

Sirumai Palaseydhu Seerazhikkum Soodhin
Varumai Tharuvadhondru Il

English Translation

“Nothing will make you poor like game Which adds to woes and ruins fame”

Plain-English meaning

There is nothing else that brings (us) poverty like gambling which causes many a misery and destroys (one's) reputation

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English Translation

Nothing will make you poor like game Which adds to woes and ruins fame

G.U. Pope Translation

Gaming brings many woes, and ruins fair renown;Nothing to want brings men so surely down

Plain-English Meaning

There is nothing else that brings (us) poverty like gambling which causes many a misery and destroys (one's) reputation

துன்பங்கள் பல தந்த,நம் புகழையும் அழிக்கும் சூதைப் போல் நமக்கு வறுமை தருவது வேறு ஒன்றும் இல்லை.

Chapter 94

சூது

Avoid gambling, albeit you win Gulping bait-hook what does fish gain?

Can gamblers in life good obtain Who lose a hundred one to gain?

If kings indulge in casting dice All their fortune will flow to foes

Nothing will make you poor like game Which adds to woes and ruins fame

The game, game-hall and gambler's art Who sought with glee have come to nought

Men swallowed by the ogress, dice Suffer grief and want by that vice

If men their time in game-den spend Ancestral wealth and virtues end

Game ruins wealth and spoils grace Leads to lies and wretched woes

Dress, wealth, food, fame, learning-these five In gambler's hand will never thrive

Love for game grows with every loss As love for life with sorrows grows