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Kural No. 239 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 24

Renown

புகழ்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
வசையிலா வண்பயன் குன்றும் இசையிலா
யாக்கை பொறுத்த நிலம்.

Vasaiyilaa Vanpayan Kundrum Isaiyilaa / Yaakkai Poruththa Nilam

Classical English couplet — “The blameless fruits of fields' increase will dwindle down,If earth the burthen bear of men without renown”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The ground which supports a body without fame will diminish in its rich produce”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

புகழ் பெறாமல் வாழ்வைக் கழித்தவருடைய உடம்பைச் சுமந்த நிலம், வசையற்ற வளமான பயனாகிய விளைவு இல்லாமல் குன்றிவிடும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

புகழ் எனப்படும் உயிர் இல்லாத வெறும் மனித உடலைச் சுமந்தால், இந்தப்பூமி நல்ல விளைவில்லாத நிலமாகக் கருதப்படும்

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