The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 678

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Modes of Action · Wealth & public life

வினையான் வினையாக்கிக் கோடல் நனைகவுள் யானையால் யானையாத் தற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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வினையான் வினையாக்கிக் கோடல் நனைகவுள் யானையால் யானையாத் தற்று.

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By one thing done you reach a second work's accomplishment; So furious elephant to snare its fellow brute is sent.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain