Neither Pride For The Cat Nor Disgrace For The Elephant! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Neither Pride For The Cat Nor Disgrace For The Elephant!



The cat stays inside the esteemed house of extreme privacy!
But the elephant with musth that has the power of breaking
The strong tie has to stay outside by which there is
Neither pride for the cat nor disgrace for the elephant!

Likewise, the highly esteemed people shall not keep waiting
In the King's chamber with a thought that they will get
The pride only if they keep on staying in the assembly for ever!

But the other low minded people will not get much delight too
By the mere staying there in the King's chamber for long!

Sunday, December 22, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: life
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'Neither Pride For The Cat Nor Disgrace For The Elephant! ' is a translation of a poem from Tamil literature 'niithineRi viLakkam'

நேரிசை வெண்பா

வேத்தவை காவார் மிகன்மக்கள் வேறுசிலர்
காத்தது கொண்டாங் குவப்பெய்தார் - மாத்தகைய
அந்தப் புரத்தது பூஞை புறங்கடைய
கந்துகொல் பூட்கைக் களிறு.26 - நீதிநெறி விளக்கம்
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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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