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Thirukkural 84

Chapter 9: விருந்தோம்பல் (Hospitality) · Virtue

Kural 84

அகனமர்ந்து செய்யாள் உறையும் முகனமர்ந்து
நல்விருந்து ஓம்புவான் இல்.

Akanamarndhu Seyyaal Uraiyum Mukanamarndhu
Nalvirundhu Ompuvaan Il

With smiling face he entertains each virtuous guest,'Fortune' with gladsome mind shall in his dwelling rest

Meaning

Lakshmi with joyous mind shall dwell in the house of that man who, with cheerful countenance, entertains the good as guests.

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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