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Kural No. 49 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 5

Domestic Life

இல்வாழ்க்கை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அறனெனப் பட்டதே இல்வாழ்க்கை அஃதும்
பிறன்பழிப்ப தில்லாயின் நன்று.

Aran Enap Pattadhe Ilvaazhkkai / Aqdhum Piranpazhippa Thillaayin Nandru

Classical English couplet — “The life domestic rightly bears true virtue's name;That other too, if blameless found, due praise may claim”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The marriage state is truly called virtue The other state is also good, if others do not reproach it”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அறம் என்று சிறப்பித்து சொல்லப்பட்டது இல்வாழ்க்கையே ஆகும். அதுவும் மற்றவன் பழிக்கும் குற்றம் இல்லாமல் விளங்கினால் மேலும் நன்மையாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பழிப்புக்கு இடமில்லாத இல்வாழ்க்கை இல்லறம் எனப் போற்றப்படும்

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