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Thirukkural 58

Chapter 6: வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம் (The Worth of a Wife) · Virtue

Kural 58

பெற்றாற் பெறின்பெறுவர் பெண்டிர் பெருஞ்சிறப்புப்
புத்தேளிர் வாழும் உலகு.

Petraar Perinperuvar Pentir Perunjirappup
Puththelir Vaazhum Ulaku

If wife be wholly true to him who gained her as his bride, Great glory gains she in the world where gods bliss abide

Meaning

If women shew reverence to their husbands, they will obtain great excellence in the world where the gods flourish.

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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