Thirukkural 939 in English

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Tamil original

உடைசெல்வம் ஊண்ஒளி கல்விஎன்று ஐந்தும்
அடையாவாம் ஆயங் கொளின்.

Transliteration

Utaiselvam Oonoli Kalviendru Aindhum
Ataiyaavaam Aayang Kolin

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

The habit of gambling prevents the attainment of these five: clothing, wealth, food, fame and learning

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

Clothes, wealth, food, praise, and learning, all departFrom him on gambler's gain who sets his heart

Plain-English Meaning

The habit of gambling prevents the attainment of these five: clothing, wealth, food, fame and learning

சூதாட்டத்தை விரும்பினால் மரியாதை, கல்வி, செல்வம், உணவு, உடை என்ற ஐந்தும் சேரமாட்டா.

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