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Thirukkural 1038

Kural 1038

ஏரினும் நன்றால் எருவிடுதல் கட்டபின்
நீரினும் நன்றதன் காப்பு.

Erinum Nandraal Eruvitudhal Kattapin
Neerinum Nandradhan Kaappu

To cast manure is better than to plough; Weed well; to guard is more than watering now

Meaning

Manuring is better than ploughing; after weeding, watching is better than watering (it).

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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