Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

Kural 468: The Kural on Right Action

A verse on clarity before action and right effort.

468
Without right effort all effort miscarries
Even with many who care

ஆற்றின் வருந்தா வருத்தம் பலர்நின்று
போற்றினும் பொத்துப் படும்

From chapter 47, “Clarity Before Action.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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