Thirukural written by Thiruvalluvar consists of three books, the first book on Aram (the Way or Dharma), the second on Porul (Material or Artha) and the third on Inbam (Joy or Kama).

There are 37 chapters in the first book, the first four called Payiram or Prefactory Matter, the next twenty about Ill-Aram (the householder’s Dharma) and the next thirteen about Turavaram (the path of Renunciation). The second book on Porul contains seventy chapters, the first twenty dealing with Kings and their Duties, the succeeding thirty two chapters with the other matters concerning the State, and next thirteen, with Sundry Concerns. The third book on Inbam contains twenty five chapters, the first seven being on Pre Marital Love (Kalavu) and the next eighteen on Marital Love.

There are 133 chapters in all, each chapter contains ten distichs in the metre known as Kural and the work itself is now called by that name.

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0131. ஒழுக்கம் விழுப்பந் தரலான்

0131. Ozhukkam Vizhuppand Tharalaan

  • குறள் #
    0131
  • பால்
    அறத்துப்பால் (Arathuppal) - Virtue
  • இயல்
    இல்லறவியல் (Illaraviyal) - Domestic Virtue
  • அதிகாரம்
    ஒழுக்கமுடைமை (Ozhukkamudaimai)
    The Possession of Decorum
  • குறள்
    ஒழுக்கம் விழுப்பந் தரலான் ஒழுக்கம்
    உயிரினும் ஓம்பப் படும்.
  • விளக்கம்
    ஒழுக்கம் எல்லார்க்கும் சிறப்பினைக் கொடுப்பதால், அதனை உயிரைவிட மேலானதாகக் கருதிக் காத்தல் வேண்டும்.
  • Translation
    in English
    'Decorum' gives especial excellence; with greater care
    'Decorum' should men guard than life, which all men share.
  • Meaning
    Propriety of conduct leads to eminence, it should therefore be preserved more carefully than life.
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