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Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 22

Kural 215

ஒப்புரவறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

ஊருணி நீர்நிறைந் தற்றே உலகவாம் பேரறி வாளன் திரு.

Ooruni Neernirain Thatre Ulakavaam Perari Vaalan Thiru

“The wealth that wise and kind do make Is like water that fills a lake”

The wealth of men who love the 'fitting way,' the truly wise,Is as when water fills the lake that village needs supplies

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Kural #215

The Overflowing Lake

The story illustrates the Kural by comparing a wise man's wealth to a full city tank that exists to provide for the community. The wealth of that man of eminent knowledge who desires to exercise the benevolence approved of by the world, is like the full waters of a city-tank

8–14 yr 2 min