THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION - 62 -
VERSES 611 TO 620
Íóªô¨éä±éìéë
Merits
of Hard Work
íÕéë
±éìêÐÊöäª×
íòèôèéë îôúªÌëª
611
âçÕéë
Ëá÷ªò¨ êÕëª
íÕéë±éìêÐÊ
| this task is
impossible of achievement |
öäª×
| (thinking) in
that manner |
íòèôèéë
| not to have
lack of enthusiasm |
îôúªÌëª
| should be practised |
One must undertake
a even a daunting task
with determination.
Necessary effort will ensure
success in its completion
(611)..
ô¨éäæÐæúª
ô¨éäâæìùª
Øëªçùª ô¨éäæÐÆé÷
612
ê©õÐåÐêèõ¨äª
ê©õÐåÐêäª×
ãùÆ
ô¨éäæÐæúª
| in the task
in hand |
ô¨éäâæìùª
| lackof enthusiasm |
Øëªçùª
| should be discarded |
ô¨éäæÐÆé÷
| doing work perfunctorily |
ê©õÐåÐêèõ¨äª
| one who leaves
(his task incomplete) |
Never leave
a task unfinished for
the world does not care
for one who does so
(612).
êèóèúªéë
öäªÄëª êéæéëæÐæúª
ꧪæ¨÷ªî÷
613
îôóèúªéë
öäªÄëª âòÕæÐÆ
êèóèúªéë
öäªÄëª |
the quality known as physical
effort |
êéæéëæÐæúª
| of noble bearing |
îôóèúªéë
öäªÄëª |
the quality known as helpfulness |
The pride of
being of service to others
will come only to those
given to dedicated effort
(613).
êèóèúªéë
¬ùªùèêèäª
îôóèäªéë îçïéæ
614
ôèóèúªéë
îçèùæÐ âæÌëª
¬ùªùèêèäª
| the one without |
îôóèúªéë
| the sense of
helpfulness |
âæÌëª
| will not have
any use |
The indolent
one who is attempting
to be generous, is like
a weakling
wielding a sword, which
will be of no use
(614).
¬äªçëª
ô¨éÈáèäª ô¨éäô¨éÈôèäª
êäªîæó¨õÐ
615
Êäªçëª
ÊéìêÐäª×ëª
úª
ô¨éÈáèäª
| the one who
does not seek |
ô¨éÈôèäª
| who seeks to
complete |
êäªîæó¨õÐ
| of his relations |
He who eschews
pleasure to concentrate on
relieving the
distress of friends and
relations is always a
pillar of support (615).
Ëá÷ªò¨
ê¨Õô¨éä ÍæÐÆëª
Ëá÷ª÷¨äªéë
616
¬äªéë
µÆêÐê¨ ô¨Ìëª
Ëá÷ª÷¨äªéë
| lack of effort |
ÆêÐê¨ô¨Ìëª
| will bring about |
Industriousness will
bring wealth; lack of
it will
result in poverty (616).
ëï±óèóª
ëèËæï öäªç
ëïá¨ùèäª
617
êèÓóèóª
êèëéõᨠäèóª
ëï±óèóª
| one who resides
in laziness |
ëïá¨ùèäª
| of the one
without indolence |
êèëéõá¨äèóª
| the goddess of
wealth |
Misfortune will
befall the indolent, while
the goddess of
wealth will attend on
the hardworking (617).
âçè÷¨¬äªéë
áèõÐæÐÆëª
çȨíäª× í÷¨²í÷¨åÐÊ
618
Íóªô¨éä
¬äªéë çȨ
âçè÷¨
¬äªéë |
fate that does not bestow
fortune |
í÷¨²
í÷¨åÐÊ |
knowing what is
to be done |
Íóªô¨éä
¬äªéë |
not performing it |
Blame will
not attach to one to
whom fortune does not
come. It will attach
only to the indolent (618).
âêáªôêÐêèùª
ÍæèÊ öä¨Äëª
Ëá÷ªò¨êäª
619
âëáªôÕêÐêæÐ
Ôù¨ êÕëª
ÍæèÊ
öä¨Äëª |
even if not obtained |
êäª âëáª
| resulting in one's
exertion |
Ôù¨ êÕëª
| will give reward |
Even if there
is no divine help, one's
own effort
will never be in vain
(619).
Ãéȱëª
ãçªçæÐæëª
æèúªçõÐ ãéù²¬äª÷¨êÐ
620
êèÈèÊ
ã¢÷ª× çôõÐ
Those given
to dedicated work might
even leave behind fate (620).
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