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Chapter 84: பேதைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 84

Kural 840

பேதைமை

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திருக்குறள்

கழாஅக்கால் பள்ளியுள் வைத்தற்றால் சான்றோர் குழாஅத்துப் பேதை புகல்.

Kazhaaakkaal Palliyul Vaiththatraal Saandror Kuzhaaaththup Pedhai Pukal

“Entrance of fools where Savants meet Looks like couch trod by unclean feet”

Like him who seeks his couch with unwashed feet,Is fool whose foot intrudes where wise men meet

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Kural #840

The Dusty Feet and the Pure Bed

The story illustrates how an unsuitable person disrupts the dignity and purity of a learned assembly, mirroring the Kural. The appearance of a fool in an assembly of the learned is like placing (one's) unwashed feet on a bed

8–14 yr 2 min