Thirukkural 731 in English
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Tamil original
தள்ளா விளையுளும் தக்காரும் தாழ்விலாச்
செல்வரும் சேர்வது நாடு.
Transliteration
Thallaa Vilaiyulum Thakkaarum Thaazhvilaach
Chelvarum Servadhu Naatu
Modern English
“A good country brings together reliable food production, capable and honorable people, and wealth that is managed without decline.”
Modern Interpretation
A good country brings together reliable food production, capable and honorable people, and wealth that is managed without decline. A healthy town has productive farms, trustworthy public servants, and businesses that create lasting value.
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Modern Plain English
A good country brings together reliable food production, capable and honorable people, and wealth that is managed without decline.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
It's country which has souls of worth Unfailing yields and ample wealth
G.U. Pope Translation
Where spreads fertility unfailing, where resides a band,Of virtuous men, and those of ample wealth, call that a 'land'
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
A kingdom is that in which (those who carry on) a complete cultivation, virtuous persons, and
Tamil commentary
குறையாத உற்பத்தியைத் தரும் உழைப்பாளர்களும், அற உணர்வு உடையவர்களும், சுயநலம் இல்லாத செல்வரும் சேர்ந்து வாழ்வதே நாடு.
Chapter 74
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It's country which has souls of worth Unfailing yields and ample wealth
Kural 732The Land has large luring treasure Where pests are nil and yields are sure
Kural 733It's land that bears pressing burdens And pays its tax which king demands
Kural 734It is country which is free from Fierce famine, plague and foemen's harm
Kural 735Sects and ruinous foes are nil No traitors in a land tranquil
Kural 736The land of lands no ruin knows Even in grief its wealth yet grows
Kural 737Waters up and down, hills and streams With strong forts as limbs country beams
Kural 738Rich yield, delight, defence and wealth Are jewels of lands with blooming health
Kural 739A land is land which yields unsought Needing hard work the land is nought
Kural 740Though a land has thus every thing It is worthless without a king