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Kural No. 48 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 5

Domestic Life

இல்வாழ்க்கை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஆற்றின் ஒழுக்கி அறனிழுக்கா இல்வாழ்க்கை
நோற்பாரின் நோன்மை உடைத்து.

Aatrin Ozhukki Aranizhukkaa Ilvaazhkkai / Norpaarin Nonmai Utaiththu

Classical English couplet — “Others it sets upon their way, itself from virtue ne'er declines;Than stern ascetics' pains such life domestic brighter shines”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The householder who, not swerving from virtue, helps the ascetic in his way, endures more than those who endure penance

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

மற்றவரை அறநெறியில் ஒழுகச்செய்து தானும்அறம் தவறாத இல்வாழ்க்கை , தவம் செய்வாரைவிட மிகச்சிறந்த வல்லமை உடைய வாழ்க்கையாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

தானும் அறவழியில் நடந்து, பிறரையும் அவ்வழியில் நடக்கச் செய்திடுவோரின் இல்வாழ்க்கை, துறவிகள் கடைப்பிடிக்கும் நோன்பைவிடப் பெருமையுடையதாகும்

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