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Thirukkural 63

Chapter 7: மக்கட்பேறு (The Wealth of Children) · Virtue

Kural 63

தம்பொருள் என்பதம் மக்கள் அவர்பொருள்
தம்தம் வினையான் வரும்.

Thamporul Enpadham Makkal Avarporul
Thamdham Vinaiyaan Varum

'Man's children are his fortune,' say the wise; From each one's deeds his varied fortunes rise

Meaning

Men will call their sons their wealth, because it flows to them through the deeds which they (sons) perform on their behalf.

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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