Thirukkural · Verse 317

Thirukkural 317

by Thiruvalluvar

எனைத்தானும் எஞ்ஞான்றும் யார்க்கும் மனத்தானாம் மாணாசெய் யாமை தலை.

Enai-thānum enjān-rum yār-kkum manath-thānam Māṇā-sei yāmai thalai.

The shame of improper conduct knows no time, no person, no boundary—it dwells in the mind as the head of all ruin. This is the only sovereign we must answer to.