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Thirukkural 1059

Kural 1059

ஈவார்கண் என்னுண்டாம் தோற்றம் இரந்துகோள்
மேவார் இலாஅக் கடை.

Eevaarkan Ennuntaam Thotram Irandhukol
Mevaar Ilaaak Katai

What glory will there be to men of generous soul, When none are found to love the askers' role

Meaning

What (praise) would there be to givers (of alms) if there were no beggars to ask for and reveive (them).

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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