The Living Kural
Virtue / CHAPTER 23

Kural 224

Kural 224 · Giving

இன்னாது இரக்கப் படுதல் இரந்தவர் இன்முகங் காணும் அளவு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

The suppliants' cry for aid yields scant delight, Until you see his face with grateful gladness bright.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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