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

English Translation

“Loving words and liberal hand Encircle kith and kin around”

Plain-English meaning

He will be surrounded by numerous relatives who manifests generosity and affability

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

He will be surrounded by numerous relatives who manifests generosity and affability

ஒருவன் தன் சுற்றத்தார்க்கு வேண்டியதைக் கொடுத்தும், அவர்களிடம் இனிய சொற்களைச் சொல்லியும் வருவான் என்றால், பல்வகைச் சுற்றத்தாராலும் அவன் சூழப்படுவான்.

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