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Chapter 23: ஈகை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 23

Kural 230

ஈகை

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திருக்குறள்

சாதலின் இன்னாத தில்லை இனிததூஉம் ஈதல் இயையாக் கடை.

Saadhalin Innaadha Thillai Inidhadhooum Eedhal Iyaiyaak Katai

“Nothing is more painful than death Yet more is pain of giftless dearth”

'Tis bitter pain to die, 'Tis worse to live.For him who nothing finds to give

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Kural #230

The Sweetness of Giving

The story illustrates that while death is unpleasant, the act of giving provides a sense of fulfillment that transcends the fear of death. Nothing is more unpleasant than death: yet even that is pleasant where charity cannot be exercised

8–14 yr 2 min