Thirukkural 1006 in English

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Tamil original

ஏதம் பெருஞ்செல்வம் தான்துவ்வான் தக்கார்க்கொன்று
ஈதல் இயல்பிலா தான்.

Transliteration

Edham Perunjelvam Thaandhuvvaan Thakkaarkkondru
Eedhal Iyalpilaa Thaan

English Translation

“Great wealth unused for oneself nor To worthy men is but a slur”

Plain-English meaning

He who enjoys not (his riches) nor relieves the wants of the worthy is a disease to his wealth

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English Translation

Great wealth unused for oneself nor To worthy men is but a slur

G.U. Pope Translation

Their ample wealth is misery to men of churlish heart,Who nought themselves enjoy, and nought to worthy men impart

Plain-English Meaning

He who enjoys not (his riches) nor relieves the wants of the worthy is a disease to his wealth

தானும் அனுபவிக்காமல், தகுதியானவர்க்குத் தரும் மனப்பாங்கும் இல்லாமல் வாழ்பவனிடம் இருக்கும் பெரும் செல்வம் ஒரு நோயே.

Chapter 101

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

Dead is he with wealth in pile Unenjoyed, it is futile

The niggard miser thinks wealth is all He hoards, gives not is born devil

A burden he is to earth indeed Who hoards without a worthy deed

What legacy can he leave behind Who is for approach too unkind

What is the good of crores they hoard To give and enjoy whose heart is hard

Great wealth unused for oneself nor To worthy men is but a slur

Who loaths to help have-nots, his gold Is like a spinster-belle grown old

The idle wealth of unsought men Is poison-fruit-tree amidst a town

Others usurp the shining gold In loveless, stingy, vicious hold

The brief want of the rich benign Is like rainclouds growing thin