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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0137. ஒழுக்கத்தின் எய்துவர் மேன்மை

0137. Ozhukkaththin Eithuvar Menmai

  • குறள் #
    0137
  • பால்
    அறத்துப்பால் (Arathuppal) - Virtue
  • இயல்
    இல்லறவியல் (Illaraviyal) - Domestic Virtue
  • அதிகாரம்
    ஒழுக்கமுடைமை (Ozhukkamudaimai)
    The Possession of Decorum
  • குறள்
    ஒழுக்கத்தின் எய்துவர் மேன்மை இழுக்கத்தின்
    எய்துவர் எய்தாப் பழி.
  • விளக்கம்
    ஒழுக்கத்தினால் எல்லாரும் மேன்மையை அடைவர்; ஒழுக்கத்திலிருந்து தவறுபவர் அடையக் கூடாத பழியை அடைவர்.
  • Translation
    in English
    'Tis source of dignity when 'true decorum' is preserved;
    Who break 'decorum's' rules endure e'en censures undeserved.
  • Meaning
    From propriety of conduct men obtain greatness; from impropriety comes insufferable disgrace.
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