Thirukkural 58 in English

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Tamil original

பெற்றாற் பெறின்பெறுவர் பெண்டிர் பெருஞ்சிறப்புப்
புத்தேளிர் வாழும் உலகு.

Transliteration

Petraar Perinperuvar Pentir Perunjirappup
Puththelir Vaazhum Ulaku

English Translation

“Women who win their husbands' heart Shall flourish where the gods resort”

Plain-English meaning

If women shew reverence to their husbands, they will obtain great excellence in the world where the gods flourish

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English Translation

Women who win their husbands' heart Shall flourish where the gods resort

G.U. Pope Translation

If wife be wholly true to him who gained her as his bride,Great glory gains she in the world where gods bliss abide

Plain-English Meaning

If women shew reverence to their husbands, they will obtain great excellence in the world where the gods flourish

பெண்கள் இத்தனை சிறப்புகளையும் பெறுவார்கள் என்றால் தேவர்கள் வாழும் உலகில் மிகுந்த மேன்மையை அடைவார்கள்.

Chapter 6

வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்

A good housewife befits the house, Spending with thrift the mate's resource

Bright is home when wife is chaste If not all greatness is but waste

What is rare when wife is good What can be there when she is bad?

What greater fortune is for men Than a constant chaste woman?

Her spouse before God who adores, Is like rain that at request pours

The good wife guards herself from blame, She tends her spouse and brings him fame

Of what avail are watch and ward? Their purity is women's guard

Women who win their husbands' heart Shall flourish where the gods resort

A cuckold has not the lion-like gait Before his detractors aright

An honest wife is home's delight And children good are jewels abright