Thirukkural 739 in English

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Tamil original

நாடென்ப நாடா வளத்தன நாடல்ல
நாட வளந்தரு நாடு.

Transliteration

Naatenpa Naataa Valaththana Naatalla
Naata Valandharu Naatu

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

The learned say that those are kingdom whose wealth is not laboured for, and those not, whose wealth is only obtained through labour

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

That is a land that yields increase unsought,That is no land whose gifts with toil are bought

Plain-English Meaning

The learned say that those are kingdom whose wealth is not laboured for, and those not, whose wealth is only obtained through labour

தன் மக்கள் சிரமப்படாமல் இருக்க அதிக உற்பத்தியைத் தருவதே நாடு என்று நூலோர் கூறுவர்; தேடிவருந்திப் பெறும் நிலையில் இருப்பது நாடு அன்று.

Chapter 74

நாடு

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