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Thirukkural 413

Kural 413

செவியுணவிற் கேள்வி யுடையார் அவியுணவின்
ஆன்றாரோ டொப்பர் நிலத்து.

Seviyunavir Kelvi Yutaiyaar Aviyunavin
Aandraaro Toppar Nilaththu

Who feed their ear with learned teachings rare, Are like the happy gods oblations rich who share

Meaning

Those who in this world enjoy instruction which is the food of the ear, are equal to the Gods, who enjoy the food of the sacrifices.

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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