Thirukkural Verse 0110

Verse 110

Kural	Shloka
எந்நன்றி கொன்றார்க்கும் உய்வுண்டாம் உய்வில்லை செய்ந்நன்றி கொன்ற மகற்கு.	ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च चोरे भग्नव्रते तथा | निष्कृतिर्विहिता सद्भि: कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः || Valmiki Ramayanam Kishkinda Kandam (Baroda Critical Edition) 4.33.12

Comments and Research Notes

The kural is more general as to what is forgivable, whereas the Ramayanam lists specific examples. The match between कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृति and உய்வில்லை செய்ந்நன்றி கொன்ற மகற்கு is quite close. A slight variation of the shloka appears as 4.34.12 in the Southern Rescension of the text (has गो घ्ने च एव instead of ब्रह्मघ्ने च). Neither the kural nor the shloka is condoning the other sins here.