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Kural No. 223 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 23

Giving

ஈகை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இலனென்னும் எவ்வம் உரையாமை ஈதல்
குலனுடையான் கண்ணே யுள.

Ilanennum Evvam Uraiyaamai Eedhal / Kulanutaiyaan Kanne Yula

Classical English couplet — “'I've nought' is ne'er the high-born man's reply;He gives to those who raise themselves that cry”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“(Even in a low state) not to adopt the mean expedient of saying "I have nothing," but to give, is the characteristic of the mad of noble birth

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

யான் வறியவன் என்னும் துன்பச் சொல்லை ஒருவன் உரைப்பதற்கு முன் அவனுக்கு கொடுக்கும் தன்மை, நல்ல குடி பிறப்பு உடையவனிடம் உண்டு.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

தமக்குள்ள வறுமைத் துன்பத்தைக் காட்டிக்கொள்ளாமல் பிறருக்கு ஈவது உயர்ந்த குடிப்பிறந்தவரின் பண்பாகும்

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