Kural 513Chapter 52: Selection and Employment

Thirukkural 513 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

அன்பறிவு தேற்றம் அவாவின்மை இந்நான்கும்
நன்குடையான் கட்டே தெளிவு.

Transliteration

Anparivu Thetram Avaavinmai Innaankum
Nankutaiyaan Katte Thelivu

Modern English

“A trustworthy worker combines care for others, good judgment, clear thinking, and freedom from greed.”

Modern Interpretation

A trustworthy worker combines care for others, good judgment, clear thinking, and freedom from greed. For example, a team leader should support the group, understand the task, decide calmly, and not use the budget for personal gain.

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Modern Plain English

A trustworthy worker combines care for others, good judgment, clear thinking, and freedom from greed.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Trust him in whom these four you see: Love, wit, non-craving, clarity

G.U. Pope Translation

A loyal love with wisdom, clearness, mind from avarice free;Who hath these four good gifts should ever trusted be

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

Let the choice (of a king) fall upon him who largely possesses these four things, love, knowledge, a clear mind and freedom from covetousness

Tamil commentary

நிர்வாகத்தின்மேல் அன்பு, நிர்வாகத்திற்கு நன்மை தருவதை அறியும் அறிவு, அதற்கான செயல்களைச் செய்யும்போது உறுதி, பணியில் பொருள் வந்தால் அதன்மீது ஆசை இன்மை இந்த நான்கையும் உடையவனிடத்தே பதவி தருவதுதான் தெளிவு.

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