Thirukkural 530 in English
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Tamil original
உழைப்பிரிந்து காரணத்தின் வந்தானை வேந்தன்
இழைத் திருந்து எண்ணிக் கொளல்.
Transliteration
Uzhaippirindhu Kaaranaththin Vandhaanai Vendhan
Izhaith Thirundhu Ennik Kolal
Modern English
“When someone who left returns, listen carefully to why they came back before restoring the relationship.”
Modern Interpretation
When someone who left returns, listen carefully to why they came back before restoring the relationship. For example, welcome a former teammate who wants to rejoin, but first understand what changed and what support they need.
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Modern Plain English
When someone who left returns, listen carefully to why they came back before restoring the relationship.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Who leaves and returns with motive The king should test him and receive
G.U. Pope Translation
Who causeless went away, then to return, for any cause, ask leave;The king should sift their motives well, consider, and receive
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
When one may have left him, and for some cause has returned to him, let the king fulfil the object (for which he has come back) and thoughtfully receive him again
Tamil commentary
ஒரு காரணமும் இல்லாமல், தானே இயக்கத்தை விட்டுப் பிரிந்து போன ஒருவன் ஏதோ ஒரு காரணத்தோடு திரும்ப வந்தாள் என்றால், ஆட்சியாளன் பொறுத்து இருந்து, ஆராய்ந்து அவனைச் சேர்த்துக் கொள்க.
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