Thirukkural 525 in English
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Tamil original
கொடுத்தலும் இன்சொலும் ஆற்றின் அடுக்கிய
சுற்றத்தால் சுற்றப் படும்.
Transliteration
Kotuththalum Insolum Aatrin Atukkiya
Sutraththaal Sutrap Patum
Modern English
“Generosity and warm speech draw people into lasting relationships.”
Modern Interpretation
Generosity and warm speech draw people into lasting relationships. For example, a student who shares useful notes and speaks kindly will usually find classmates ready to help in return.
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Modern Plain English
Generosity and warm speech draw people into lasting relationships.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Loving words and liberal hand Encircle kith and kin around
G.U. Pope Translation
Who knows the use of pleasant words, and liberal gifts can give,Connections, heaps of them, surrounding him shall live
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
He will be surrounded by numerous relatives who manifests generosity and affability
Tamil commentary
ஒருவன் தன் சுற்றத்தார்க்கு வேண்டியதைக் கொடுத்தும், அவர்களிடம் இனிய சொற்களைச் சொல்லியும் வருவான் என்றால், பல்வகைச் சுற்றத்தாராலும் அவன் சூழப்படுவான்.
Chapter 53
More from Cherishing Kinsmen
சுற்றந் தழால்
Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know The old accustomed love to show
Kural 522The gift of loving Kins bestows Fadeless fortune's fresh flowers
Kural 523A kinless wealth is like a tank Which overflows without a bank
Kural 524The fruit of growing wealth is gained When kith and kin are happy found
Kural 525Loving words and liberal hand Encircle kith and kin around
Kural 526Large giver and wrathless man Commands on earth countless kinsmen
Kural 527The crows hide not; thy call and eat Welfare abides a man of heart
Kural 528From public gaze when kings perceive Each one's merits so many thrive
Kural 529Forsaken friends will come and stay When cause for discord goes away
Kural 530Who leaves and returns with motive The king should test him and receive