Thirukkural 449 in English

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Tamil original

முதலிலார்க ஊதிய மில்லை மதலையாஞ்
சார்பிலார்க் கில்லை நிலை.

Transliteration

Mudhalilaarkku Oodhiya Millai Madhalaiyaanjjch
Aarpilaark Killai Nilai

English Translation

“No capital, no gain in trade No prop secure sans good comrade”

Plain-English meaning

There can be no gain to those who have no capital; and in like manner there can be no permanence to

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English Translation

No capital, no gain in trade No prop secure sans good comrade

G.U. Pope Translation

Who owns no principal, can have no gain of usury;Who lacks support of friends, knows no stability

Plain-English Meaning

There can be no gain to those who have no capital; and in like manner there can be no permanence to

முதல் இல்லாதவர்களுக்கு அதனால் வரும் லாபம் இல்லை, அதுபோலவே தன்னைத் தாங்கும் துறைப் பெரியவர் துணை இல்லாத அரசுக்கு அவர்களால் வரும் பயனும் இல்லை.

Chapter 45

பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல்

Weigh their worth and friendship gain Of men of virtue and mature brain

Cherish the help of men of skill Who ward and safe-guard you from ill

Honour and have the great your own Is rarest of the rare things known

To have betters as intimates Power of all powers promotes

Ministers are the monarch's eyes Round him should be the right and wise

To move with worthy friends who knows Has none to fear from frightful foes

No foe can foil his powers whose friends reprove him when he errs

The careless king whom none reproves Ruins himself sans harmful foes

No capital, no gain in trade No prop secure sans good comrade

To give up good friends is ten times worse Than being hated by countless foes