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Chapter 22: ஒப்புரவறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 22

Kural 218

ஒப்புரவறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

இடனில் பருவத்தும் ஒப்புரவிற்கு ஒல்கார் கடனறி காட்சி யவர்.

Itanil Paruvaththum Oppuravirku Olkaar Katanari Kaatchi Yavar

“Though seers may fall on evil days Their sense of duty never strays”

E'en when resources fall, they weary not of 'kindness due,'-They to whom Duty's self appears in vision true

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Kural #218

The Heart of Gold

The story reflects the Kural by showing that wise people do not withhold kindness even when they are in a state of poverty. The wise who know what is duty will not scant their benevolence even when they are without wealth

6–10 yr 1 min