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Thirukkural 110

Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றியறிதல் (Gratitude) · Virtue

Kural 110

எந்நன்றி கொன்றார்க்கும் உய்வுண்டாம் உய்வில்லை
செய்ந்நன்றி கொன்ற மகற்கு.

Ennandri Kondraarkkum Uyvuntaam Uyvillai
Seynnandri Kondra Makarku

Who every good have killed, may yet destruction flee; Who 'benefit' has killed, that man shall ne'er 'scape free

Meaning

He who has killed every virtue may yet escape; there is no escape for him who has killed a benefit.

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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