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Thirukkural 738

Kural 738

பிணியின்மை செல்வம் விளைவின்பம் ஏமம்
அணியென்ப நாட்டிவ் வைந்து.

Piniyinmai Selvam Vilaivinpam Emam
Aniyenpa Naattiv Vaindhu

A country's jewels are these five: unfailing health, Fertility, and joy, a sure defence, and wealth

Meaning

Freedom from epidemics, wealth, produce, happiness and protection (to subjects); these five, the learned, say, are the ornaments of a kingdom.

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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