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Kural No. 519 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 52

Selection and Employment

தெரிந்து வினையாடல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
வினைக்கண் வினையுடையான் கேண்மைவே றாக
நினைப்பானை நீங்கும் திரு.

Vinaikkan Vinaiyutaiyaan Kenmaive Raaka / Ninaippaanai Neengum Thiru

Classical English couplet — “Fortune deserts the king who ill can bear,Informal friendly ways of men his tolls who share”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Prosperity will leave (the king) who doubts the friendship of the man who steadily labours in the discharge of his duties”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

மேற்க்கொண்ட தொழிலில் எப்போதும் முயற்சி உடையவனின் உறவைத் தவறாக நினைக்கும் தலைவனை விட்டுச் செல்வம் நீங்கும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

எடுத்த காரியத்தை முடிப்பதில் கண்ணும் கருத்துமாக இருப்பவரின் உறவைத் தவறாக எண்ணுபவரை விட்டுப் பெருமை அகன்று விடும்

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