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Thirukkural 212

Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல் (Duty to Society) · Virtue

Kural 212

தாளாற்றித் தந்த பொருளெல்லாம் தக்கார்க்கு
வேளாண்மை செய்தற் பொருட்டு.

Thaalaatrith Thandha Porulellaam Thakkaarkku
Velaanmai Seydhar Poruttu

The worthy say, when wealth rewards their toil-spent hours, For uses of beneficence alone 'tis ours

Meaning

All the wealth acquired with perseverance by the worthy is for the exercise of benevolence.

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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