Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · இல்வாழ்க்கை

Thirukkural 41

Chapter 5: இல்வாழ்க்கை (Domestic Life) · Virtue

Kural 41

இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் இயல்புடைய மூவர்க்கும்
நல்லாற்றின் நின்ற துணை.

Ilvaazhvaan Enpaan Iyalputaiya Moovarkkum
Nallaatrin Nindra Thunai

The men of household virtue, firm in way of good, sustainThe other orders three that rule professed maintain

The English verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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