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Kural No. 739 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 74

The Land

நாடு
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
நாடென்ப நாடா வளத்தன நாடல்ல
நாட வளந்தரு நாடு.

Naatenpa Naataa Valaththana Naatalla / Naata Valandharu Naatu

Classical English couplet — “That is a land that yields increase unsought,That is no land whose gifts with toil are bought”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The learned say that those are kingdom whose wealth is not laboured for, and those not, whose wealth is only obtained through labour

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

முயற்சி செய்து தேடாமலேயே தரும் வளத்தை உடைய நாடுகளைச் சிறந்த நாடுகள் என்று கூறுவர், தேடிமுயன்றால் வளம் தரும் நாடுகள் சிறந்த நாடுகள் அல்ல.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

இடைவிடாமல் முயற்சி மேற்கொண்டு வளம் பெறும் நாடுகளைவிட, இயற்கையிலேயே எல்லா வளங்களையும் உடைய நாடுகள் சிறந்த நாடுகளாகும்

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