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Chapter 84: பேதைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 84

Kural 831

பேதைமை

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திருக்குறள்

பேதைமை என்பதொன்று யாதெனின் ஏதங்கொண்டு ஊதியம் போக விடல்.

Pedhaimai Enpadhondru Yaadhenin Edhangontu Oodhiyam Poka Vital

“This is folly's prominent vein To favour loss and forego gain”

What one thing merits folly's special name.Letting gain go, loss for one's own to claim

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Kural #831

Karikalan's Costly Mistake

The story illustrates how acting without foresight causes one to lose what they have and miss out on true benefits. Folly is one (of the chief defects); it is that which (makes one) incur loss and forego gain

8–14 yr 1 min