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Kural No. 94 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 10

The Utterance of Pleasant Words

இனியவை கூறல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
துன்புறூஉம் துவ்வாமை இல்லாகும் யார்மாட்டும்
இன்புறூஉம் இன்சொ லவர்க்கு.

Thunpurooum Thuvvaamai Illaakum Yaarmaattum / Inpurooum Inso Lavarkku

Classical English couplet — “The men of pleasant speech that gladness breathe around,Through indigence shall never sorrow's prey be found”

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Simple English Meaning

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“Sorrow-increasing poverty shall not come upon those who use towards all, pleasure-increasing sweetness of speech

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

யாரிடத்திலும் இன்புறத்தக்க இன்சொல் வழங்குவோர்க்குத் துன்பத்தை மிகுதிபடுத்தும் வறுமை என்பது இல்லையாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

இன்சொல் பேசி எல்லோரிடத்திலும் கனிவுடன் பழகுவோர்க்கு `நட்பில் வறுமை' எனும் துன்பமில்லை

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