One Gets Respect While He Is In Acquaintance With Learned Persons! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan
One Gets Respect While He Is In Acquaintance With Learned Persons!
If one happens to enter into the den of a lion,
He can get the tusks of an elephant
and costly pearls of enlarging illumination!
But, when a person enters into the holes
Where the jackals live, Can he get anything costlier
but for the short tail, tufts of hair,
bones and the skin of the donkeys?
So, it is said that when a person is in acquaintance
with the learned persons, he gets reward and respect!
And while he is in contact with the undignified persons,
He gets into extreme humiliation and disrespect!
This poem 'One gets respect while he is in acquaintance with learned persons! ' is a translation by me of a poem from Tmil literature 'NeethiveNpaa'
நேரிசை வெண்பா
அரிமந் திரம்புகுந்தால் ஆனை மருப்பும்
பெருகொளிசேர் முத்தும் பெறலாம் - நரிநுழையில்
வாலுஞ் சிறிய மயிரெலும்புங் கர்த்தபத்தின்
தோலுமல்லால் வேறுமுண்டோ சொல்.2 நீதிவெண்பா
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I would like to translate this poem
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4/29/2024 11:58:14 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Yes, there is a proverb. A man is known by the company he keeps, penning of the poem is very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Shakil for your nice comment.