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Kural No. 903 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 91

Being led by Women

பெண்வழிச் சேறல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இல்லாள்கண் தாழ்ந்த இயல்பின்மை எஞ்ஞான்றும்
நல்லாருள் நாணுத் தரும்.

Illaalkan Thaazhndha Iyalpinmai Egngnaandrum / Nallaarul Naanuth Tharum

Classical English couplet — “Who to his wife submits, his strange, unmanly moodWill daily bring him shame among the good”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The frailty that stoops to a wife will always make (her husband) feel ashamed among the good”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

மனைவியிடத்தில் தாழ்ந்து நடக்கும் இழிந்த தன்மை ஒருவனுக்கு எப்போதும் நல்லவரிடையே இருக்கும் போது நாணத்தைச் தரும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நற்குணமில்லாத மனைவியைத் திருத்த முனையாமல் பணிந்து போகிற கணவன், நல்லோர் முன்னிலையில் நாணமுற்று நிற்கும் நிலைக்கு ஆளாக நேரிடும்

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