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Thirukkural 1053

Kural 1053

கரப்பிலா நெஞ்சின் கடனறிவார் முன்நின்று
இரப்புமோ ரேஎர் உடைத்து.

Karappilaa Nenjin Katanarivaar Munnindru
Irappumo Reer Utaiththu

The men who nought deny, but know what's due, before their faceTo stand as suppliants affords especial grace

Meaning

There is even a beauty in standing before and begging of those who are liberal in their gifts and understand their duty (to beggars).

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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