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Thirukkural 613

Chapter 62: ஆள்வினை உடைமை (Manly Effort) · Wealth

Kural 613

தாளாண்மை என்னும் தகைமைக்கண் தங்கிற்றே
வேளாண்மை என்னுஞ் செருக்கு.

Thaalaanmai Ennum Thakaimaikkan Thangitre
Velaanmai Ennunj Cherukku

In strenuous effort doth resideThe power of helping others: noble pride

Meaning

The lustre of munificence will dwell only with the dignity of laboriousness or efforts.

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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