Thirukkural 975 in English
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Tamil original
பெருமை யுடையவர் ஆற்றுவார் ஆற்றின்
அருமை உடைய செயல்.
Transliteration
Perumai Yutaiyavar Aatruvaar Aatrin
Arumai Utaiya Seyal
Modern English
“A truly capable person can complete difficult work through the proper method, even under pressure.”
Modern Interpretation
A truly capable person can complete difficult work through the proper method, even under pressure. For example, a good emergency team stays organized and solves a dangerous problem instead of taking reckless shortcuts.
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Modern Plain English
A truly capable person can complete difficult work through the proper method, even under pressure.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Great souls when their will is active Do mighty deeds rare to achieve
G.U. Pope Translation
The man endowed with greatness true,Rare deeds in perfect wise will do
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
(Though reduced) the great will be able to perform, in the proper way, deeds difficult (for others to do)
Tamil commentary
எத்தனை நெருக்கடி வந்தாலும் பிறர் செய்வதற்கு அரிய செயல்களை உரிய வழிகளில் செய்து முடிப்பவர் பெருமை உடையவர்.
Chapter 98
More from Greatness
பெருமை
A heart of courage lives in light Devoid of that one's life is night
Kural 972All beings are the same in birth But work decides their varied worth
Kural 973Ignoble high not high they are The noble low not low they fare
Kural 974Greatness like woman's chastity Is guarded by self-varacity
Kural 975Great souls when their will is active Do mighty deeds rare to achieve
Kural 976The petty-natured ones have not The mind to seek and befriend the great
Kural 977The base with power and opulence Wax with deeds of insolence
Kural 978Greatness bends with modesty Meanness vaunts with vanity
Kural 979Greatness is free from insolence Littleness swells with that offence
Kural 980Weakness of others greatness screens Smallness defects alone proclaims