Thirukkural 526 in English
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Tamil original
பெருங்கொடையான் பேணான் வெகுளி அவனின்
மருங்குடையார் மாநிலத்து இல்.
Transliteration
Perungotaiyaan Penaan Vekuli Avanin
Marungutaiyaar Maanilaththu Il
Modern English
“Generosity and a calm temper make a person welcome to many others.”
Modern Interpretation
Generosity and a calm temper make a person welcome to many others. For example, a teammate who shares credit and does not explode over small mistakes becomes someone people want beside them.
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Modern Plain English
Generosity and a calm temper make a person welcome to many others.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Large giver and wrathless man Commands on earth countless kinsmen
G.U. Pope Translation
Than one who gifts bestows and wrath restrains,Through the wide world none larger following gains
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
No one, in all the world, will have so many relatives (about him), as he who makes large gift, and does not give way to anger
Tamil commentary
ஒருவன் பெருங்கொடையை உடையவனாய், சினத்தை விரும்பாதவனாய் இருப்பான் என்றால் அவனைப் போலச் சுற்றம் உடையவர் உலகில் இல்லை.
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