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Thirukkural 527

Chapter 53: சுற்றந் தழால் (Cherishing Kinsmen) · Wealth

Kural 527

காக்கை கரவா கரைந்துண்ணும் ஆக்கமும்
அன்னநீ ரார்க்கே உள.

Kaakkai Karavaa Karaindhunnum Aakkamum
Annanee Raarkke Ula

The crows conceal not, call their friends to come, then eat; Increase of good such worthy ones shall meet

Meaning

The crows do not conceal (their prey), but will call out for others (to share with them) while they eat it; wealth will be with those who show a similar disposition (towards their relatives).

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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