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Kural No. 731 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 74

The Land

நாடு
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
தள்ளா விளையுளும் தக்காரும் தாழ்விலாச்
செல்வரும் சேர்வது நாடு.

Thallaa Vilaiyulum Thakkaarum Thaazhvilaach / Chelvarum Servadhu Naatu

Classical English couplet — “Where spreads fertility unfailing, where resides a band,Of virtuous men, and those of ample wealth, call that a 'land'”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“A kingdom is that in which (those who carry on) a complete cultivation, virtuous persons, and”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

குறையாத விளைபொருளும் தக்க அறிஞரும் கேடில்லாத செல்வம் உடையவரும் கூடிப் பொருந்தியுள்ள நாடே நாடாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

செழிப்புக் குறையாத விளைபொருள்களும், சிறந்த பெருமக்களும், செல்வத்தைத் தீயவழியில் செலவிடாதவர்களும் அமையப்பெற்றதே நல்ல நாடாகும்

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