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

English Translation

“Rich yield, delight, defence and wealth Are jewels of lands with blooming health”

Plain-English meaning

Freedom from epidemics, wealth, produce, happiness and protection (to subjects); these five, the learned, say, are the ornaments of a kingdom

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

Freedom from epidemics, wealth, produce, happiness and protection (to subjects); these five, the learned, say, are the ornaments of a kingdom

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

The Land has large luring treasure Where pests are nil and yields are sure

It's land that bears pressing burdens And pays its tax which king demands

It is country which is free from Fierce famine, plague and foemen's harm

Sects and ruinous foes are nil No traitors in a land tranquil

The land of lands no ruin knows Even in grief its wealth yet grows

Waters up and down, hills and streams With strong forts as limbs country beams

Rich yield, delight, defence and wealth Are jewels of lands with blooming health

A land is land which yields unsought Needing hard work the land is nought

Though a land has thus every thing It is worthless without a king