Thirukkural 937 in English
Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.
Tamil original
பழகிய செல்வமும் பண்பும் கெடுக்கும்
கழகத்துக் காலை புகின்.
Transliteration
Pazhakiya Selvamum Panpum Ketukkum
Kazhakaththuk Kaalai Pukin
Modern English
“Spending time gambling can destroy both inherited wealth and good character.”
Modern Interpretation
Spending time gambling can destroy both inherited wealth and good character. For example, someone may waste family savings and start lying to relatives to keep playing.
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Modern Plain English
Spending time gambling can destroy both inherited wealth and good character.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
If men their time in game-den spend Ancestral wealth and virtues end
G.U. Pope Translation
Ancestral wealth and noble fame to ruin haste,If men in gambler's halls their precious moments waste
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
To waste time at the place of gambling will destroy inherited wealth and goodness of character
Tamil commentary
சூதாடு களத்துக்குள் காலம் கழிக்கப் புகுந்தால், அது பழஞ்செல்வத்தையும் அழிக்கும். நல்ல குணங்களையும் கெடுக்கும்.
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