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Thirukkural 1026

Chapter 103: குடிசெயல் வகை (The Way of Maintaining the Family) · Wealth

Kural 1026

நல்லாண்மை என்பது ஒருவற்குத் தான்பிறந்த
இல்லாண்மை ஆக்கிக் கொளல்.

Nallaanmai Enpadhu Oruvarkuth Thaanpirandha
Illaanmai Aakkik Kolal

Of virtuous manliness the world accords the praiseTo him who gives his powers, the house from which he sprang to raise

Meaning

A man's true manliness consists in making himself the head and benefactor of his family.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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