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Thirukkural 524

Chapter 53: சுற்றந் தழால் (Cherishing Kinsmen) · Wealth

Kural 524

சுற்றத்தால் சுற்றப் படஒழுகல் செல்வந்தான்
பெற்றத்தால் பெற்ற பயன்.

Sutraththaal Sutrap Pataozhukal Selvandhaan
Petraththaal Petra Payan

The profit gained by wealth's increase, Is living compassed round by relatives in peace

Meaning

To live surrounded by relatives, is the advantage to be derived from the acquisition of wealth.

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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