திருக்குறள் 596, ஊக்கமுடைமை

Transliteration

Ulluva Thellaam Uyarvullal Matradhu
Thallinun Thallaamai Neerththu

English Translation

Let thoughts be always great and grand Though they fail their virtues stand

தமிழ் விளக்கம் (Tamil Meaning)

எண்ணுவதெல்லாம் உயர்வைப்பற்றியே எண்ண வேண்டும், அவ் வுயர்வுக் கைகூடாவிட்டாலும் அவ்வாறு எண்ணுவதை விடக்கூடாது.

Couplet (G.U. Pope Translation)

Whate'er you ponder, let your aim be loftly still,Fate cannot hinder always, thwart you as it will

Explanation

In all that a king thinks of, let him think of his greatness; and if it should be thrust from him (by fate), it will have the nature of not being thrust from him