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Thirukkural 215

Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல் (Duty to Society) · Virtue

Kural 215

ஊருணி நீர்நிறைந் தற்றே உலகவாம்
பேரறி வாளன் திரு.

Ooruni Neernirain Thatre Ulakavaam
Perari Vaalan Thiru

The wealth of men who love the 'fitting way,' the truly wise, Is as when water fills the lake that village needs supplies

Meaning

The wealth of that man of eminent knowledge who desires to exercise the benevolence approved of by the world, is like the full waters of a city-tank.

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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