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Thirukkural 1058

Kural 1058

இரப்பாரை இல்லாயின் ஈர்ங்கண்மா ஞாலம்
மரப்பாவை சென்றுவந் தற்று.

Irappaarai Illaayin Eernganmaa Gnaalam
Marappaavai Sendruvan Thatru

If askers cease, the mighty earth, where cooling fountains flow, Will be a stage where wooden puppets come and go

Meaning

If there were no beggars, (the actions done in) the cool wide world would only resemble the movement of a puppet.

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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