kl106
THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION - -106
VERSES
1051 TO 1060
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Begging
¬õæÐæ ¬õêÐêæÐæèõÐæÐ
æèú¨äª æõçªç¨äª
1051
íôõÐçȨ êëªçȨ
áäª×
¬õæÐæ
| may seek assistance |
¬õêÐêæÐæèõÐ
| from those fit to be sought after |
æõçªç¨äª
| if he would decline |
êëªçȨ
| the seeker's fault |
Beg,ifyou mustfrom persons who can
afford.And if such persons do not give,it is theirfault,notyours
(1051).
¬äªçëª øÕô÷ª
æ¨õêÐêùª ¬õåÐêéô
1052
Êäªçëª ã÷èí
ôõ¨äª
¬õåÐêéô
| that obtained through seeking |
Begging may even be pleasant,
as long as it is not
accompanied by pain (1052).
æõçªç¨ùè â墪ò¨÷ª
æìä÷¨ôèõÐ Ëäªå¨äª×
1053
¬õ窵îëè îõöõÐ
ãéìêÐÊ
â墪ò¨äª
| of the mind (person) |
í÷¨ôèõÐ
| one who has realised |
There may be something agreeable in
begging from persons who consider it a duty to give readily(1053).
¬õêÐêÙëª ¼êîù
îçèÙ§ª æõêÐêùª
1054
æäô¨ÙåÐ îê÷ª÷èêèõÐ
ëèìªÌ
îê÷ª÷èêèõÐ
| who do not know |
Begging may be equal to giving
when the giver is one who not even dreams of refusing to give (1054).
æõçªç¨ùèõÐ
éôáæêÐ Êúªéëáè÷ª
æúªú¨äª× 1055
¬õçªçôõÐ îë÷ªâæèóª
ôÊ
æõ窵
¬ùèõÐ | those without deceit- |
ãúªéëáèùª
| because they exist |
îë÷ªâæèóª
ôÊ | reason for their begging |
People take to begging only because
there are generous people who give alms without hesitation (1055).
æõçªç¨Ìëªéç
¬ùªùèéõæÐ æèú¨äª
å¨õçªç¨Ìëªéç
1056
öùªùè âëèÕ§ªÆ
âæÌëª
å¨õ窵
| (arising from) indigence |
Poverty will disappear at the sight
of those
of ready generosity (1056).
¬æȪåÐâêóªóè
ê©ôèéõæÐ æèú¨äª
ëæ¨ÈªåÐÊóªóëª
1057
ãóªÓóª ãôçªçÊ
ãéìêÐÊ
¬æȪåÐÊ
| (not) deriding - (not) deriding |
ãóªÓóª
| in the heart of hearts |
When alms are given without condescension
orderision,the receiver will have
a sense of joy and self-respect (1057).
¬õçªçèéõ ¬ùªùèá¨äª
¼õЧªæúªëè ¢èùëª
1058
ëõçªçèéô âòäª×ôåÐ
ê÷ª×
âòäª×ôåÐÊ
| forward and backward motions |
Without generous giving and the
poor receiving,
the world will be unreal like a puppet
show (1058).
¼ôèõÐæúª öäªÄúªìèëª
îêè÷ª÷ëª
¬õåÐÊîæèóª
1059
îëôèõÐ ¬ùèíæÐ
æéì
¼ôèõÐæúª
| in respect of those who give |
öäª ãúªìèëª
| what remains ? |
¬õåÐÊîæèóª
| what is got through begging |
If there were no one to beg, what
place would there be in the world for generosity ? (1059).
¬õçªçèäª âôÆóèéë
îôúªÌëª å¨õçªç¨Ìëªéç
1060
êèîä±ëª òèÙëª
æõ¨
¬õçªçèäª
| the one who seeks |
âôÆóèéë
| not getting annoyed |
îôúªÌëª
| should have (the nature of) |
¬Ìëªéç
| suffering therefrom |
He who begs should never show anger
when denied; his
indigent predicament itself is proof
thereof (1060).
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