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Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 17

Kural 165

அழுக்காறாமை

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திருக்குறள்

அழுக்காறு உடையார்க்கு அதுசாலும் ஒன்னார் வழுக்காயும் கேடீன் பது.

Azhukkaaru Utaiyaarkku Adhusaalum Onnaar Vazhukka�yum Keteen Padhu

“Man shall be wrecked by envy's whim Even if enemies spare him”

Envy they have within! Enough to seat their fate!Though foemen fail, envy can ruin consummate

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Kural #165

The Shadow of Envy

The story illustrates that envy acts as an internal enemy that destroys one's peace and progress, even in the absence of external foes. To those who cherish envy that is enough Though free from enemies that (envy) will bring destruction

8–14 yr 2 min