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Mendicancy

Read all ten original Tamil couplets from this chapter with clear, modern interpretations for everyday learning.

Kurals

10511060

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Kural 1051

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இரக்க இரத்தக்கார்க் காணின் கரப்பின்

அவர்பழி தம்பழி அன்று.

Modern interpretation

If you ask someone known to be able to help and they pretend they have nothing, the shame is theirs, not yours. When a capable sponsor refuses a deserving request while hiding their means, do not blame the person who asked.

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Kural 1052

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இன்பம் ஒருவற்கு இரத்தல் இரந்தவை

துன்பம் உறாஅ வரின்.

Modern interpretation

Asking for help can feel good when the person gives willingly and no one is hurt. A friend who lends notes without embarrassment makes receiving support a comfort, not a humiliation.

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Kural 1053

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

கரப்பிலா நெஞ்சின் கடனறிவார் முன்நின்று

இரப்புமோ ரேஎர் உடைத்து.

Modern interpretation

There is dignity in asking an open-hearted person who understands their duty to help those in need. If a student honestly explains a hardship to a generous teacher, the request itself is honorable.

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Kural 1054

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இரத்தலும் ஈதலே போலும் கரத்தல்

கனவிலும் தேற்றாதார் மாட்டு.

Modern interpretation

Asking a person who never hides what they can give is almost like giving yourself, because the request lets their generosity do good. When someone gladly shares food with a hungry neighbor, accepting it completes the act of kindness.

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Kural 1055

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

கரப்பிலார் வையகத்து உண்மையால் கண்ணின்று

இரப்பவர் மேற்கொள் வது.

Modern interpretation

People ask because generous people exist who give without making them feel small. A family may seek help from a community kitchen because volunteers are ready to share what they have.

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Kural 1056

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

கரப்பிடும்பை யில்லாரைக் காணின் நிரப்பிடும்பை

எல்லாம் ஒருங்கு கெடும்.

Modern interpretation

Meeting people who do not hide their resources can lift the whole burden of poverty from those who ask. A fair relief fund that gives promptly can turn a desperate week into a manageable one.

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Kural 1057

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இகழ்ந்தெள்ளாது ஈவாரைக் காணின் மகிழ்ந்துள்ளம்

உள்ளுள் உவப்பது உடைத்து.

Modern interpretation

Those who give without insulting or mocking the needy bring real happiness to the person receiving help. Handing a meal to someone with a warm greeting is kinder than dropping it down with contempt.

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Kural 1058

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இரப்பாரை இல்லாயின் ஈர்ங்கண்மா ஞாலம்

மரப்பாவை சென்றுவந் தற்று.

Modern interpretation

If no one ever needed help, the world's acts of giving would lose their purpose, like a puppet moving without a living hand. A donation matters because it reaches someone with a real need.

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Kural 1059

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

ஈவார்கண் என்னுண்டாம் தோற்றம் இரந்துகோள்

மேவார் இலாஅக் கடை.

Modern interpretation

Giving earns its honor because there are people who need and ask for help. A scholarship has meaning because a student is there to receive the chance.

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Kural 1060

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Tamil original · தமிழ்

இரப்பான் வெகுளாமை வேண்டும் நிரப்பிடும்பை

தானேயும் சாலும் கரி.

Modern interpretation

A person who asks should not grow angry when refused, since hardship may also prevent the other person from giving. If one shop cannot offer credit, accept the answer without abusing the shopkeeper.

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