Thirukkural 75 in English
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Tamil original
அன்புற்று அமர்ந்த வழக்கென்ப வையகத்து
இன்புற்றார் எய்தும் சிறப்பு.
Transliteration
Anputru Amarndha Vazhakkenpa Vaiyakaththu
Inputraar Eydhum Sirappu
Modern English
“A loving home creates a kind of happiness that spreads through everyday life.”
Modern Interpretation
A loving home creates a kind of happiness that spreads through everyday life. The verse connects this loving way of living with the highest possible reward. For example, family members who forgive mistakes, share responsibilities, and make one another feel safe experience a deeper joy than a household focused only on possessions or status.
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Modern Plain English
A loving home creates a kind of happiness that spreads through everyday life.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The crowning joy of home life flows From peaceful psychic love always
G.U. Pope Translation
Sweetness on earth and rarest bliss above,These are the fruits of tranquil life of love
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
These are the fruits of tranquil life of love
Tamil commentary
இவ்வுலகில் வாழ்ந்து இன்பம் அடைந்தவர் பெறும் சிறப்பே அன்பு கொண்டு இல்வாழ்க்கை நடத்தியதன் பயன்தான் என்று அறிந்தோர் கூறுவர்
Chapter 8
More from The Possession of Love
அன்புடைமை
What bolt can bar true love in fact The tricking tears reveal the heart
Kural 72To selves belong the loveless ones; To oth'rs the loving e'en to bones
Kural 73Soul is encased in frame of bone To taste the life of love alone
Kural 74Love yields aspiration and thence Friendship springs up in excellence
Kural 75The crowning joy of home life flows From peaceful psychic love always
Kural 76\"Love is virtue's friend\" say know-nots It helps us against evil plots
Kural 77Justice burns the loveless form Like solar blaze the boneless worm
Kural 78Life bereft of love is gloom Can sapless tree in desert bloom?
Kural 79Love is the heart which limbs must move, Or vain the outer parts will prove
Kural 80The seat of life is love alone; Or beings are but skin and bone!