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Kural No. 1004 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 101

Wealth without Benefaction

நன்றியில் செல்வம்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
எச்சமென்று என்எண்ணுங் கொல்லோ ஒருவரால்
நச்சப் படாஅ தவன்.

Echchamendru Enennung Kollo Oruvaraal / Nachchap Pataaa Thavan

Classical English couplet — “Whom no one loves, when he shall pass away,What doth he look to leave behind, I pray”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“What will the miser who is not liked (by any one) regard as his own (in the world to come) ?”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

பிறர்க்கு உதவியாக வாழாதக் காரணத்தால் ஒருவராலும் விரும்பப்படாதவன் , தான் இறந்த பிறகு எஞ்சி நிற்பது என்று எதனை எண்ணுவானே.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

யாராலும் விரும்பப்படாத ஒருவன், தன் மரணத்திற்குப் பிறகு எஞ்சி நிற்கப் போவது என்று எதனை நினைத்திட முடியும்?

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