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Thirukkural 221

Kural 221

வறியார்க்கொன்று ஈவதே ஈகைமற் றெல்லாம்
குறியெதிர்ப்பை நீர துடைத்து.

Variyaarkkondru Eevadhe Eekaimar Rellaam
Kuriyedhirppai Neera Thutaiththu

Call that a gift to needy men thou dost dispense, All else is void of good, seeking for recompense

Meaning

To give to the destitute is true charity All other gifts have the nature of (what is done for) a measured return.

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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