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Kural 432

Kural 432 · The Correction of Faults

இவறலும் மாண்பிறந்த மானமும் மாணா உவகையும் ஏதம் இறைக்கு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

A niggard hand, o'erweening self-regard, and mirth Unseemly, bring disgrace to men of kingly brith.

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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