Thirukkural 804 in English
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Tamil original
விழைதகையான் வேண்டி இருப்பர் கெழுதகையாற்
கேளாது நட்டார் செயின்.
Transliteration
Vizhaidhakaiyaan Venti Iruppar Kezhudhakaiyaar
Kelaadhu Nattaar Seyin
Modern English
“When a trusted friend acts without asking out of familiarity, a wise person values the goodwill if the action is helpful.”
Modern Interpretation
When a trusted friend acts without asking out of familiarity, a wise person values the goodwill if the action is helpful. If a friend submits something on your behalf to meet a deadline, thank them instead of taking offense.
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Modern Plain English
When a trusted friend acts without asking out of familiarity, a wise person values the goodwill if the action is helpful.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Things done unasked by loving friends Please the wise as familiar trends!
G.U. Pope Translation
When friends unbidden do familiar acts with loving heart,Friends take the kindly deed in friendly part
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If friends, through the right of friendship, do (anything) without being asked, the wise will be pleased with them on account of its desirability
Tamil commentary
தம் நண்பர் உரிமை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு தம்மைக் கேளாமலேயே ஒரு காரியத்தைச் செய்தால் அக்காரியத்தைத் தாம் அறிந்திருந்தாலும் நண்பரால் விரும்பிச் செய்யப்படுவது என்பதனால் அறிவுடையார் அதை ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளவே செய்வர்.
Chapter 81
More from Familiarity
பழைமை
That friendship is good amity Which restrains not one's liberty
Kural 802Friendship's heart is freedom close; Wise men's duty is such to please
Kural 803Of long friendship what is the use Righteous freedom if men refuse?
Kural 804Things done unasked by loving friends Please the wise as familiar trends!
Kural 805Offence of friends feel it easy As folloy or close intimacy
Kural 806They forsake not but continue In friendship's bounds though loss ensue
Kural 807Comrades established in firm love Though ruin comes waive not their vow
Kural 808Fast friends who list not tales of ill Though wronged they say \"that day is well\"
Kural 809To love such friends the world desires Whose friendship has unbroken ties
Kural 810Even foes love for better ends Those who leave not long-standing friends