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Thirukkural 1003

Chapter 101: நன்றியில் செல்வம் (Wealth without Benefaction) · Wealth

Kural 1003

ஈட்டம் இவறி இசைவேண்டா ஆடவர்
தோற்றம் நிலக்குப் பொறை.

Eettam Ivari Isaiventaa Aatavar
Thotram Nilakkup Porai

Who lust to heap up wealth, but glory hold not dear, It burthens earth when on the stage of being they appear

Meaning

A burden to the earth are men bent on the acquisition of riches and not (true) fame.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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