Thirukkural 975 in English

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

Tamil original

பெருமை யுடையவர் ஆற்றுவார் ஆற்றின்
அருமை உடைய செயல்.

Transliteration

Perumai Yutaiyavar Aatruvaar Aatrin
Arumai Utaiya Seyal

English Translation

“Great souls when their will is active Do mighty deeds rare to achieve”

Plain-English meaning

(Though reduced) the great will be able to perform, in the proper way, deeds difficult (for others to do)

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

(Though reduced) the great will be able to perform, in the proper way, deeds difficult (for others to do)

எத்தனை நெருக்கடி வந்தாலும் பிறர் செய்வதற்கு அரிய செயல்களை உரிய வழிகளில் செய்து முடிப்பவர் பெருமை உடையவர்.

Chapter 98

பெருமை

A heart of courage lives in light Devoid of that one's life is night

All beings are the same in birth But work decides their varied worth

Ignoble high not high they are The noble low not low they fare

Greatness like woman's chastity Is guarded by self-varacity

Great souls when their will is active Do mighty deeds rare to achieve

The petty-natured ones have not The mind to seek and befriend the great

The base with power and opulence Wax with deeds of insolence

Greatness bends with modesty Meanness vaunts with vanity

Greatness is free from insolence Littleness swells with that offence

Weakness of others greatness screens Smallness defects alone proclaims