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Kural No. 45 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 5

Domestic Life

இல்வாழ்க்கை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அன்பும் அறனும் உடைத்தாயின் இல்வாழ்க்கை
பண்பும் பயனும் அது.

Anpum Aranum Utaiththaayin Ilvaazhkkai / Panpum Payanum Adhu

Classical English couplet — “If love and virtue in the household reign,This is of life the perfect grace and gain”

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Simple English Meaning

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“If the married life possess love and virtue, these will be both its duty and reward

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

இல்வாழ்க்கையின் அன்பும் அறமும் உடையதாக விளங்குமானால், அந்த வாழக்கையின் பண்பும் பயனும் அதுவே ஆகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

இல்வாழ்க்கை பண்புடையதாகவும் பயனுடையதாகவும் விளங்குவதற்கு அன்பான உள்ளமும் அதையொட்டிய நல்ல செயல்களும் தேவை

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