The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 217

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Duty to Society · Virtue

மருந்தாகித் தப்பா மரத்தற்றால் செல்வம் பெருந்தகை யான்கண் படின்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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மருந்தாகித் தப்பா மரத்தற்றால் செல்வம் பெருந்தகை யான்கண் படின்.

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Unfailing tree that healing balm distils from every part, Is ample wealth that falls to him of large and noble heart.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain