THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR

SECTION - 11

VERSES 100 TO 110

                                                
âòáªåÐåäª÷¨   í÷¨êùª     Gratitude    

âòáªáèë÷ª   âòáªê   ãêô¨æÐÆ éôáæË몠  101
ôèäæË몠  Í÷ª÷   ùõ¨Ê
 
âòáªáèë÷ª                        without seeking
âòáªê     ãêô¨æÐÆ    help given
éôáæË몠                       earth
ôèäæË몠                       heaven
Í÷ª÷ùª                             in return
íõ¨Ê                                can compare
 
Nothing   on   earth   or   in   heaven   can   compare   with
help   that   is   given   without   seeking .  

æèùêÐꨠ  äè÷ªâòáªê   åäª÷¨   ò¨÷¨âêä¨Äëª 102
¢èùêÐê¨äª   ëèú窠  âçõ¨Ê
 
æèùêÐê¨äè÷ª in the hour of need
âòáªê     åäª÷¨    help given
ò¨÷¨âêä¨Äëª    though small
¢èùêÐê¨äª    than the world
ëèúçª   âçõ¨Ê    greater value
 
Help   rendered   in   the   hour   of   need   though   small   is   of   greater
 value
than  all  the   world.  

çá䪭æÐæèõР  âòáªê   ãêô¨   åá䪭æÐæ¨äª  103
åäªéë   æìù¨÷ª   âçõ¨Ê
 
çá䪭æÐæèõÐ    not weighing the returns
âòáªê     ãêô¨    for the help rendered
åáäª    value
­æÐæ¨äª    if weighed
åäªéë    benefits
æìù¨÷ª     âçõ¨Ê    is larger than the ocean
 
The   benefit   of   help   given   without   expectation   of   return   is   larger
than   the   ocean.  

ê¨éäêÐÊéú åäª÷¨ âòá¨Äëª çéäêÐÊéúáèæ 104
âæèóªôõР  çáäªâêõ¨   ôèõÐ
 
ê¨éäêÐÊéú    as small as the millet seed
åäª÷¨     âòá¨Äëª    help given
çéäêÐÊéúáèæÐ    as the tall palm tree
âæèóªôõÐ    will be seen
çáäªâêõ¨   ôèõÐ    by those who know
 
Help   given   even   as   small   as   a   seed   will   be   seen to   be   as 
 striking   as   the   tall   palm   tree.
   

ãêô¨   ôéõêÐêäª×   ãêô¨   ãêô¨    105
âòáçªçìªìèõР  òèùªç¨äª   ôéõêÐÊ
 
ãêô¨          help
ôéõêÐêäª×    cannot be measured
ãêô¨    in itself
ãêô¨   âòáçªçìªìèõÐ    he who receives help
òèùªç¨äª    by the worth
ôéõêÐÊ    is measured
 
The   worth   of   help   lies   not   in   itself   but   in   the   worth   of
he   who   receives   it.  

ë÷ô÷ªæ   ëèò÷ª÷èõР  îæúªéë   Ê÷ô÷ªæ  106
ÊäªçêÐÊóª   ÊçªçèáèõР  å쪵
 
ë÷ô÷ªæ                            should not forget
ëèò÷ª÷èõР                        pure
îæúªéë                          friendship
Ê÷ô÷ªæ                            should not forsake
ÊäªçêÐÊóª                        in times of distress
ÊçªçèáèõР                       those who help
å쪵                                 friendship
   
Do not forget the friendship of  the   pure   and  do not  forsake the friendship
of those who help  in times of  distress.  

öÇéë öÇç¨÷çªµëª ãóªÓôõРꧪæúª   107
ô¨ÇëåР  ÊéìêÐêôõР  å쪵
 
öÇéë    through seven worlds
öÇç¨÷çªµëª    and seven births
ãóªÓôõÐ    is remembered
ꧪæúª    one during
ô¨ÇëåÐ;    distress
ÊéìêÐêôõР                       he who helps
å쪵                                  the friendship
 
A   friendship   that   gives   help   during   distress   is   remembered always 
 and   everywhere.
 

åäª÷¨   ë÷çªçÊ   åäª÷äª×   åäª÷ùªùÊ    108
íäªî÷   ë÷çªçÊ   åäª×
 
åäª÷¨                                 good turn
ë÷çªçÊ                             to forget
åäª÷äª×                            is not good
åäª÷ùªùÊ    bad turn
íäªî÷                            at once
ë÷çªçÊ                             to forget
åäª×                                is good
 
It   is   not   good   to   forget   a   good   turn   but   good   to   forget
a   bad   turn at   once.  

âæèäª÷äªä ¬äªäè âòá¨Äëª íôõÐâòáªê  109
øäª×åäª×   ãóªóæР  âæÌëª
 
âæèäª÷äªä    a murderous act
¬äªäè    âòá¨Äëª    even the harm
íôõÐâòáªê    his
øäª×åäª×    one good turn
ãóªóæÐ    memory
âæÌëª    will be relieved
 
The   harm   of   even   a   murderous   act   will   be   relieved   by   the
memory   of   a   good   turn   done.    

öåÐåäª÷¨ âæèäª÷èõÐæÐÆëª ã᪲úªìèëª ãáªô¨ùªéù 110
âòáªåÐåäª÷¨   âæèäª÷   ëæ÷ªÆ
 
öåÐåäª÷¨  âæèäª÷èõÐæÐÆëª    he who deviates from the good
ã᪲    ways to escape
ãúªìèëª    there are
ãáªô¨ùªéù    there is no escape
âòáªåÐåäª÷¨    gratitude
âæèäª÷   ëæ÷ªÆ not for one who forgets
 
There   is   salvation   for   him   who   deviates   from   the   good, not 
 for   the   one   who   forgets   gratitude.
 

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