Thirukkural 738 in English
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Tamil original
பிணியின்மை செல்வம் விளைவின்பம் ஏமம்
அணியென்ப நாட்டிவ் வைந்து.
Transliteration
Piniyinmai Selvam Vilaivinpam Emam
Aniyenpa Naattiv Vaindhu
Modern English
“A country is adorned by five things: freedom from disease, material security, good production, people's happiness, and protection.”
Modern Interpretation
A country is adorned by five things: freedom from disease, material security, good production, people's happiness, and protection. A good neighborhood has healthcare, work, food, a joyful community life, and safety.
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Modern Plain English
A country is adorned by five things: freedom from disease, material security, good production, people's happiness, and protection.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Rich yield, delight, defence and wealth Are jewels of lands with blooming health
G.U. Pope Translation
A country's jewels are these five: unfailing health,Fertility, and joy, a sure defence, and wealth
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Freedom from epidemics, wealth, produce, happiness and protection (to subjects); these five, the learned, say, are the ornaments of a kingdom
Tamil commentary
நோய் இல்லாமை, செல்வம், விளைச்சல், மகிழ்ச்சி, நல்ல காவல் இவை ஐந்தும் ஒரு நாட்டிற்கு அழகு என்று நூலோர் கூறுவர்.
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