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Kural No. 610 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 61

Unsluggishness

மடி இன்மை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
மடியிலா மன்னவன் எய்தும் அடியளந்தான்
தாஅய தெல்லாம் ஒருங்கு.

Matiyilaa Mannavan Eydhum Atiyalandhaan / Thaaaya Thellaam Orungu

Classical English couplet — “The king whose life from sluggishness is rid,Shall rule o'er all by foot of mighty god bestrid”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The king who never gives way to idleness will obtain entire possession of (the whole earth) passed over by him who measured (the worlds) with His foot”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அடியால் உலகத்தை அளந்த கடவுள் தாவியப் பரப்பு எல்லாவற்றையும் சோம்பல் இல்லாத அரசன் ஒரு சேர அடைவான்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

சோம்பல் இல்லாதவர் அடையும் பயன், சோர்வில்லாத ஒரு மன்னன், அவன் சென்ற இடமனைத்தையும் தனது காலடி எல்லைக்குள் கொண்டு வந்ததைப் போன்றதாகும்

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