Tirukkural Chapter 106 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 106 - இரவு.
CHAPTER 106 - ON BEGGING.
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106/01. இரக்க இரத்தக்கார்க் காணின்; கரப்பின்
அவர்பழ; தம்பழி அன்று.

106/01. Irakka iraththakkaark kaannin; karappin
Avarpazhi; thampazhi andrru.

106/01. Let beggars beg from those persons, who are rich to give.
If those rich men do not give, it is their sins and not beggars' sins.
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Revati: What the poet says is true.
Better beggars beg from rich people.

Nivedita: "Beggars are not choosers, "
This is what a proverb says,
Better choose rich persons,
The poet here clearly says.

Sometime a poor man may share,
But a rich man may not spare
Even a small coin
To a beggar of his town.

Most of the rich men feel bad,
"Let us discourage lazy beggars,
Who can do some jobs,
And earn their livelihood."
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106/02. இன்பம் ஒருவற்கு இரத்தல் இரத்தவை
துன்பம் உறாஅ வரின்.

106/02. Inbam oruvarrkku iraththal iraththavai
Thunbam urraa varin.

106/02. If begging does not give unhappiness to both giver and taker
Then it gives some people happiness.
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Revathi: How can a beggar be happy?

Nivedita: If a beggar gets his food,
It is well and good,
But he doesn't get it always,
As some feel, they're lazy persons.

"We're encouraging laziness
If we give food to beggars, "
This is what a rich man feels,
And refuses to give food to beggars.

It applies to able bodied beggars,
Who can take up some jobs,
But should he not help those,
Blind, deaf, lame beggars?
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106/03. கரப்பிலா நெஞ்சின் கடனறிவார் முன்நின்று
இரப்பும்ஓர் ஏஎர் உடைத்து.

106/03. Karappilaa nenjin karanarrivaar munnindrru
Irappumoar eaer udaiththu.

106/03. Before charitable minded persons,
Who feel, it is their duty to help,
To ask for alms is a beautiful scene to watch.
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Revathi: Some good persons willingly offer alms
With their smiling faces.

Nivedita: A congenial atmosphere
Between beggars and the donor
Is prevailing at that place
Free from any kind of bitterness.

In a queue, beggars come
One by one, take their alms,
And the donor smiles at them,
While giving arms to them.

This kind of a good scene
Gives immense pleasure to one
Who is closely witnessing it
With a feeling of astonishment.
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