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Kural No. 532 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 54

Unforgetfulness

பொச்சாவாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
பொச்சாப்புக் கொல்லும் புகழை அறிவினை
நிச்ச நிரப்புக் கொன் றாங்கு.

Pochchaappuk Kollum Pukazhai Arivinai / Nichcha Nirappuk Kon Raangu

Classical English couplet — “Perpetual, poverty is death to wisdom of the wise;When man forgets himself his glory dies”

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“Forgetfulness will destroy fame, even as constant poverty destroys knowledge

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

நாள் தோறும் விடாமல் வரும் வறுமை அறிவைக் கொல்வது போல, ஒருவனுடைய புகழை அவனுடைய மறதிக் கொன்று விடும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நாளும் தொடர்ந்து வாட்டுகின்ற வறுமை, அறிவை அழிப்பது போல மறதி, புகழை அழித்து விடும்

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