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Thirukkural 65

Chapter 7: மக்கட்பேறு (The Wealth of Children) · Virtue

Kural 65

மக்கள்மெய் தீண்டல் உடற்கின்பம் மற்றுஅவர்
சொற்கேட்டல் இன்பம் செவிக்கு.

Makkalmey Theental Utarkinpam Matru
Avar Sorkettal Inpam Sevikku

To patent sweet the touch of children dear; Their voice is sweetest music to his ear

Meaning

The touch of children gives pleasure to the body, and the hearing of their words, pleasure to the ear.

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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