Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · அருளுடைமை

Thirukkural 243

Chapter 25: அருளுடைமை (Compassion) · Virtue

Kural 243

அருள்சேர்ந்த நெஞ்சினார்க் கில்லை இருள்சேர்ந்த
இன்னா உலகம் புகல்.

Arulserndha Nenjinaark Killai Irulserndha
Innaa Ulakam Pukal

They in whose breast a 'gracious kindliness' resides, See not the gruesome world, where darkness drear abides

Meaning

They will never enter the world of darkness and wretchedness whose minds are the abode of kindness.

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).

Other kurals in அருளுடைமை

How Thirukkural is asked in TNPSC exams

Find your weak TNPSC units before the exam does

Take a free TNPSC assessment on PrepMatic. It shows where you stand across General Tamil, General Studies and Aptitude, then builds a day-by-day study plan and mock tests focused on your weak subjects.

Start free assessment →Free forever plan · No credit card · 2-minute setup