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Kural No. 904 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 91

Being led by Women

பெண்வழிச் சேறல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
மனையாளை அஞ்சும் மறுமையி லாளன்
வினையாண்மை வீறெய்த லின்று.

Manaiyaalai Anjum Marumaiyi Laalan / Vinaiyaanmai Veereydha Lindru

Classical English couplet — “No glory crowns e'en manly actions wroughtBy him who dreads his wife, nor gives the other world a thought”

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Simple English Meaning

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“The undertaking of one, who fears his wife and is therefore destitute of (bliss), will never be applauded

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

மனைவிக்கு அஞ்சி நடக்கின்ற மறுமைப் பயன் இல்லாத ஒருவன், செயல் ஆற்றுந்தன்மை பெருமை பெற்று விளங்க முடிவதில்லை.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

மணம் புரிந்து புதுவாழ்வின் பயனை அடையாமல் குடும்பம் நடத்த அஞ்சுகின்றவனின் செயலாற்றல் சிறப்பாக அமைவதில்லை

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