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Kural No. 511 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 52

Selection and Employment

தெரிந்து வினையாடல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
நன்மையும் தீமையும் நாடி நலம்புரிந்த
தன்மையான் ஆளப் படும்.

Nanmaiyum Theemaiyum Naati Nalampurindha / Thanmaiyaan Aalap Patum

Classical English couplet — “Who good and evil scanning, ever makes the good his joy;Such man of virtuous mood should king employ”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“He should be employed (by a king), whose nature leads him to choose the good, after having weighed both the evil and the good in any undertaking

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

நன்மையும் தீமையுமாகிய இரண்டையும் ஆராய்ந்து நன்மை தருகின்றவற்றையே விரும்புகின்ற இயல்புடையவன் (செயலுக்கு உரியவனாக) ஆளப்படுவான்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நன்மை எது தீமை எது என ஆராய்ந்து அறிந்த, நற்செயலில் மட்டுமே நாட்டங் கொண்டவர்கள் எப்பணியினை ஆற்றிடவும் தகுதி பெற்றவராவார்கள்

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