The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 615

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Manly Effort · Wealth & public life

இன்பம் விழையான் வினைவிழைவான் தன்கேளிர் துன்பம் துடைத்தூன்றும் தூண்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்பம் விழையான் வினைவிழைவான் தன்கேளிர் துன்பம் துடைத்தூன்றும் தூண்.

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Whose heart delighteth not in pleasure, but in action finds delight, He wipes away his kinsmen's grief and stands the pillar of their might.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain