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Thirukkural 377

Kural 377

வகுத்தான் வகுத்த வகையல்லால் கோடி
தொகுத்தார்க்கு துய்த்தல் அரிது.

Vakuththaan Vakuththa Vakaiyallaal Koti
Thokuththaarkku Thuyththal Aridhu

Save as the 'sharer' shares to each in due degree, To those who millions store enjoyment scarce can be

Meaning

Even those who gather together millions will only enjoy them, as it has been determined by the disposer (of all things).

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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