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Kural 161

Kural 161 · Not Envying

ஒழுக்காறாக் கொள்க ஒருவன்தன் நெஞ்சத்து அழுக்காறு இலாத இயல்பு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

As 'strict decorum's' laws, that all men bind, Let each regard unenvying grace of mind.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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