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Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 22

Kural 217

ஒப்புரவறிதல்

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

மருந்தாகித் தப்பா மரத்தற்றால் செல்வம் பெருந்தகை யான்கண் படின்.

Marundhaakith Thappaa Maraththatraal Selvam Perundhakai Yaankan Patin

“The wealth of a wide-hearted soul Is a herbal tree that healeth all”

Unfailing tree that healing balm distils from every part,Is ample wealth that falls to him of large and noble heart

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Kural #217

The Healing Tree

The story illustrates that wealth becomes a powerful healing force, much like a medicinal tree, only when it is used by a benevolent person to help others. If wealth be in the possession of a man who has the great excellence (of benevolence), it is like a tree which as a medicine is an infallible cure for disease

8–14 yr 2 min