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Kural No. 52 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 6

The Worth of a Wife

வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
மனைமாட்சி இல்லாள்கண் இல்லாயின் வாழ்க்கை
எனைமாட்சித் தாயினும் இல்.

Manaimaatchi Illaalkan Illaayin Vaazhkkai / Enaimaatchith Thaayinum Il

Classical English couplet — “If household excellence be wanting in the wife,Howe'er with splendour lived, all worthless is the life”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“If the wife be devoid of domestic excellence, whatever (other) greatness be possessed, the conjugal state, is nothing”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

இல்வாழ்க்கைக்கு தக்க நற்பண்பு மனைவியிடம் இல்லையானால், ஒருவனுடைய வாழ்க்கை வேறு எவ்வளவு சிறப்புடையதானாலும் பயன் இல்லை.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நற்பண்புள்ள மனைவி அமையாத இல்வாழ்க்கை எவ்வளவு சிறப்புடையதாக இருந்தாலும் அதற்குத் தனிச்சிறப்புக் கிடையாது

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