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Chapter 98: பெருமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 98

Kural 978

பெருமை

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திருக்குறள்

பணியுமாம் என்றும் பெருமை சிறுமை அணியுமாம் தன்னை வியந்து.

Paniyumaam Endrum Perumai Sirumai Aniyumaam Thannai Viyandhu

“Greatness bends with modesty Meanness vaunts with vanity”

Greatness humbly bends, but littleness alwaysSpreads out its plumes, and loads itself with praise

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Kural #978

The True Measure of Greatness

The story contrasts Arjun's humility with Vikram's vanity, mirroring the Kural's teaching on how the great humble themselves while the mean exalt themselves. The great will always humble himself; but the mean will exalt himself in self-admiration

8–14 yr 2 min