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
Modern English
“Nothing creates poverty like gambling, which brings many troubles and destroys reputation.”
Modern Interpretation
Nothing creates poverty like gambling, which brings many troubles and destroys reputation. For example, repeated betting can lead to debt, broken promises, and lost trust at home and work.
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Modern Plain English
Nothing creates poverty like gambling, which brings many troubles and destroys reputation.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
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
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
There is nothing else that brings (us) poverty like gambling which causes many a misery and destroys (one's) reputation
Tamil commentary
துன்பங்கள் பல தந்த,நம் புகழையும் அழிக்கும் சூதைப் போல் நமக்கு வறுமை தருவது வேறு ஒன்றும் இல்லை.
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