Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
दुर्जनाचा मान । सुखें करावा खंडण ॥1॥
लात हाणोनियां वारी । गुंड वाट शुद्ध करी ॥ध्रु.॥
बहुतां पीडी खळ । त्याचा धरावा विटाळ ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे नखें । काढुनि टाकिजेती सुखें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The honor of the wicked should be gladly dismantled. Kick the ruffian aside and clear the road. When a villain oppresses many, hold him as one to be shunned. Says Tuka, such nails should be clipped and cast away with pleasure.
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समाज टीका
Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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