THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION - 17
VERSES 161 TO 170
íÇæÐæè÷èéë
Envy
øÇæÐæè÷èæÐ
âæèóªæ øÕôäªêäª
â墪òêÐÊ
161
íÇæÐæè×
¬ùèê ¬áùªµ
øÕôäªêäª
â墪òêÐÊ
|
in their mind |
Let no one
entertain envy in his
mind but follow path
of rectitude.
ô¨Ççªîç÷ª÷¨äª
íþâêèçªçÊ
¬ùªéùáèõÐ
ëèìªÌëª
162
íÇæÐæè÷ª÷¨äª
íäªéë âç÷¨äª
ô¨Ç
îç÷ª÷¨äª
|
qualities acquired |
áèõÐ
ëèìªÌëª |
towards others |
íÇæÐæè÷ª÷¨äª
íäªéë |
free from envy |
He who lives
free from envy towards
others acquires
qualities to
which nothing else
can compare.
í÷äª ÍæÐæëª
îôúªìèêèäª
öäªçèäª
ç¨÷äèæÐæëª
163
îçäèÊ íÇæÐæ×çª
çèäª
îôúªìèêèäª
öäªçèäª |
who does not desire |
ç¨÷äèæÐæëª
|
wealth of others |
He who envies
rather than rejoices
at the wealth of
others
cannot attain
virtue or wealth.
íÇæÐæè÷ª÷¨äª
íùªùéô
âòáªáèõÐ
¬ÇæÐæè÷ª÷¨äª
164
Öêëª çÌçèæÐÆ
í÷¨åÐÊ
He will not
commit wrong acts due
to envy who knows
that
they result
in suffering.
íÇæÐæè× ãéìáèõÐæÐÆ
íÊòèÙëª øäªäèõÐ
165
ôÇæÐ樱ëª
îæÏäª çÊ
ãéìáèõÐæÐÆ ;
|
those who harbour |
To those who
harbour envy that is
enough. It will bring
harm even
where enemies do not.
âæèÌçªçÊ
íÇæÐæ×çªçèäª
à÷ª÷ëª
ãÌçªçãëª
166
ãúªçãëª
¬äª÷¨æÐ âæÌëª
âæèÌçªçÊ
|
of gifts given to others |
íÇæÐæ×çªçèäª
|
who is envious |
The kith and
kin of one who
is envious of gifts
given
to others
will suffer without
food and clothes.
íôªô¨êÐÊ íÇæÐæè×
ãéìáèéäòÐ
âòáªáôóª
167
êôªéôéáæÐ
æèìªï ô¨Ìëª
íÇæÐæè×
ãéìáèéä |
seeing the envious |
Fortune disapproves
the envious and will
leave giving way to
misfortune.
íÇæÐæè×
öäøÕ çèô¨
ê¨ÕòÐâò÷ª×êÐ
168
ꩱȨ ãáªêÐÊ
ô¨Ìëª
ê¨ÕòÐâò÷ª×
|
destroys wealth |
An envious
nature not only destroys
wealth but also
takes one
to hell.
íôªô¨á â墪òêÐêèäª
ÍæÐæË¢ª âòôªô¨áèäª
169
îæÌëª å¨éäæÐæçª
çÌëª
íôªô¨á
â墪òêÐêèäª
|
of the envious |
å¨éäæÐæçª
çÌëª
|
thought provoking |
The wealthy
state of an envious
man and the poverty
of the
righteous is
thought provoking.
íÇæÐæ÷ª×íæäª÷èÕëª
¬ùªéùíþÊ
¬ùªùèõÐ
170
âçÕæÐæêÐê¨ùª
ê©õÐåÐêèÕëª
¬ùª
íþÊ
¬ùªùèõÐ
|
those free from envy |
The envious
have never gained and
those free from envy
have never
declined in prosperity.
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