Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · ஈகை

Thirukkural 230

Kural 230

சாதலின் இன்னாத தில்லை இனிததூஉம்
ஈதல் இயையாக் கடை.

Saadhalin Innaadha Thillai Inidhadhooum
Eedhal Iyaiyaak Katai

'Tis bitter pain to die, 'Tis worse to live.For him who nothing finds to give

Meaning

Nothing is more unpleasant than death: yet even that is pleasant where charity cannot be exercised.

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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