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Kural No. 64 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 7

The Wealth of Children

மக்கட்பேறு
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அமிழ்தினும் ஆற்ற இனிதேதம் மக்கள்
சிறுகை அளாவிய கூழ்.

Amizhdhinum Aatra Inidhedham Makkal / Sirukai Alaaviya Koozh

Classical English couplet — “Than God's ambrosia sweeter far the food before men laid,In which the little hands of children of their own have play'd”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The rice in which the little hand of their children has dabbled will be far sweeter (to the parent) than ambrosia”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தம்முடைய மக்களின் சிறு கைகளால் அளாவப்பெற்ற உணவு, பெற்றோர்க்கு அமிழ்தத்தை விட மிக்க இனிமை உடையதாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

சிறந்த பொருளை அமிழ்தம் எனக் குறிப்பிட்டாலுங்கூடத் தம்முடைய குழந்தைகளின் பிஞ்சுக்கரத்தால் அளாவப்பட்ட கூழ் அந்த அமிழ்தத்தைவிடச் சுவையானதாகிவிடுகிறது

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