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Thirukkural 211

Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல் (Duty to Society) · Virtue

Kural 211

கைம்மாறு வேண்டா கடப்பாடு மாரிமாட்டு
என் ஆற்றுங் கொல்லோ உலகு.

Kaimmaaru Ventaa Katappaatu Maarimaattu
En Aatrung Kollo Ulaku

Duty demands no recompense; to clouds of heaven, By men on earth, what answering gift is given

Meaning

Benevolence seeks not a return. What does the world give back to the clouds ?

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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