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Kural No. 87 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 9

Hospitality

விருந்தோம்பல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இனைத்துணைத் தென்பதொன் றில்லை விருந்தின்
துணைத்துணை வேள்விப் பயன்.

Inaiththunaith Thenpadhon Rillai Virundhin / Thunaiththunai Velvip Payan

Classical English couplet — “To reckon up the fruit of kindly deeds were all in vain;Their worth is as the worth of guests you entertain”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The advantages of benevolence cannot be measured; the measure (of the virtue) of the guests (entertained) is the only measure”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

விருந்தோம்புதலாகிய வேள்வியின் பயன் இவ்வளவு என்று அளவு படுத்தி கூறத்தக்கது அன்று, விருந்தினரின் தகுதிக்கு ஏற்ற அளவினதாகும்

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

விருந்தினராக வந்தவரின் சிறப்பை எண்ணிப் பார்த்து விருந்தோம்பலை ஒரு வேள்வியாகவே கருதலாம்

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