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Thirukkural 103

Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றியறிதல் (Gratitude) · Virtue

Kural 103

பயன்தூக்கார் செய்த உதவி நயன்தூக்கின்
நன்மை கடலின் பெரிது.

Payandhookkaar Seydha Udhavi Nayandhookkin
Nanmai Katalin Peridhu

Kindness shown by those who weigh not what the return may be:When you ponder right its merit, 'Tis vaster than the sea

Meaning

If we weigh the excellence of a benefit which is conferred without weighing the return, it is larger than the sea.

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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