Giving
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īttuvakku miṉpa maṟiyārkol tāmuṭaimai / vaittiḻakkum vaṉka ṇavar
“Delight of glad'ning human hearts with gifts do they not know. / Men of unpitying eye, who hoard their wealth and lose it so?”
“The hard of heart who perish their wealth by hoarding it, have not they ever tasted the delight of giving unto others?”
Cruel misers who hoard their wealth and lose it without purpose have never tasted the exquisite joy of giving to others.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
தாம் உடைமை வைத்து இழக்கும் வன்கணவர்= தாம் உடைய பொருளை ஈயாது வைத்துப் பின் இழந்துபோம் அருளிலாதார்; ஈத்து உவக்கும் இன்பம் அறியார்கொல்= வறியார்க்கு வேண்டியவற்றைக் கொடுத்து, அவர் உவத்தலான் அருளுடையார் எய்தும் இன்பத்தினைக் கண்டறியார் கொல்லோ?
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Cruel misers who hoard their wealth and lose it without purpose have never tasted the exquisite joy of giving to others.