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Thirukkural 87

Chapter 9: விருந்தோம்பல் (Hospitality) · Virtue

Kural 87

இனைத்துணைத் தென்பதொன் றில்லை விருந்தின்
துணைத்துணை வேள்விப் பயன்.

Inaiththunaith Thenpadhon Rillai Virundhin
Thunaiththunai Velvip Payan

To reckon up the fruit of kindly deeds were all in vain; Their worth is as the worth of guests you entertain

Meaning

The advantages of benevolence cannot be measured; the measure (of the virtue) of the guests (entertained) is the only measure.

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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