Thirukkural 523 in English

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Tamil original

அளவளா வில்லாதான் வாழ்க்கை குளவளாக்
கோடின்றி நீர்நிறைந் தற்று.

Transliteration

Alavalaa Villaadhaan Vaazhkkai Kulavalaak
Kotindri Neernirain Thatru

English Translation

“A kinless wealth is like a tank Which overflows without a bank”

Plain-English meaning

The wealth of one who does not mingle freely with his relatives, will be like the filling of water in a

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English Translation

A kinless wealth is like a tank Which overflows without a bank

G.U. Pope Translation

His joy of life who mingles not with kinsmen gathered round,Is lake where streams pour in, with no encircling bound

Plain-English Meaning

The wealth of one who does not mingle freely with his relatives, will be like the filling of water in a

சுற்றத்தாரோடு மனந்திறந்து உறவாடாதவன் வாழ்க்கை, கரை இல்லாத குளப்பரப்பில் நீர் நிறைந்திருப்பது போன்றது.

Chapter 53

சுற்றந் தழால்

Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know The old accustomed love to show

The gift of loving Kins bestows Fadeless fortune's fresh flowers

A kinless wealth is like a tank Which overflows without a bank

The fruit of growing wealth is gained When kith and kin are happy found

Loving words and liberal hand Encircle kith and kin around

Large giver and wrathless man Commands on earth countless kinsmen

The crows hide not; thy call and eat Welfare abides a man of heart

From public gaze when kings perceive Each one's merits so many thrive

Forsaken friends will come and stay When cause for discord goes away

Who leaves and returns with motive The king should test him and receive