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Thirukkural 101

Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றியறிதல் (Gratitude) · Virtue

Kural 101

செய்யாமல் செய்த உதவிக்கு வையகமும்
வானகமும் ஆற்றல் அரிது.

Seyyaamal Seydha Udhavikku Vaiyakamum
Vaanakamum Aatral Aridhu

Assistance given by those who ne'er received our aid, Is debt by gift of heaven and earth but poorly paid

Meaning

(The gift of) heaven and earth is not an equivalent for a benefit which is conferred where none had been received.

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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