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Thirukkural 578

Chapter 58: கண்ணோட்டம் (Benignity) · Wealth

Kural 578

கருமம் சிதையாமல் கண்ணோட வல்லார்க்கு
உரிமை உடைத்திவ் வுலகு.

Karumam Sidhaiyaamal Kannota Vallaarkku
Urimai Utaiththiv Vulaku

Who can benignant smile, yet leave no work undone; By them as very own may all the earth be won

Meaning

The world is theirs (kings) who are able to show kindness, without injury to their affairs, (administration of justice).

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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