Thirukkural 67 in English
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Tamil original
தந்தை மகற்காற்றும் நன்றி அவையத்து
முந்தி இருப்பச் செயல்.
Transliteration
Thandhai Makarkaatrum Nandri Avaiyaththu
Mundhi Iruppach Cheyal
Modern English
“A parent's greatest gift is to help a child gain knowledge, judgment, and confidence.”
Modern Interpretation
A parent's greatest gift is to help a child gain knowledge, judgment, and confidence. Education should prepare the child to participate meaningfully among wise and capable people, not simply collect certificates. For example, a parent who encourages reading, questions, and independent thinking gives a child tools for life.
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Modern Plain English
A parent's greatest gift is to help a child gain knowledge, judgment, and confidence.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
A father's duty to his son is To seat him in front of the wise
G.U. Pope Translation
Sire greatest boon on son confers, who makes him meet,In councils of the wise to fill the highest seat
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The benefit which a father should confer on his son is to give him precedence in the assembly of the learned
Tamil commentary
தகப்பன் தன் பிள்ளைக்குச் செய்யும் நன்மை, கற்றவர் அவையில் முதன்மைப் பெறச் செய்வதே.
Chapter 7
More from The Wealth of Children
மக்கட்பேறு
The world no higher bliss bestows Than children virtuous and wise
Kural 62No evil comes and no blemish; Noble sons bring all we wish
Kural 63Children are one's wealth indeed Their wealth is measured by their deed
Kural 64The food is more than nectar sweet In which one's children hands insert
Kural 65Children's touch delights the body Sweet to ears are their words lovely
Kural 66The flute and lute are sweet they say Deaf to baby's babble's lay!
Kural 67A father's duty to his son is To seat him in front of the wise
Kural 68With joy the hearts of parents swell To see their children themselves excel
Kural 69The mother, hearing her son's merit Delights more than when she begot
Kural 70The son to sire this word is debt \"What penance such a son begot!\"