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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0197. நயனில சொல்லினுஞ் சொல்லுக

0197. Nayanila Sollinunj Cholluga

  • குறள் #
    0197
  • பால்
    அறத்துப்பால் (Arathuppal) - Virtue
  • இயல்
    இல்லறவியல் (Illaraviyal) - Domestic Virtue
  • அதிகாரம்
    பயனில சொல்லாமை (Payanila Sollaamai)
    The Not Speaking Profitless Words
  • குறள்
    நயனில சொல்லினுஞ் சொல்லுக சான்றோர்
    பயனில சொல்லாமை நன்று.
  • விளக்கம்
    அறிவுடையோர் சிறப்பில்லாத சொற்களைச் சொன்னாலும், பயனில்லாத சொற்களைச் சொல்லாதிருத்தல் நல்லது.
  • Translation
    in English
    Let those who list speak things that no delight afford,
    'Tis good for men of worth to speak no idle word.
  • Meaning
    Let the wise if they will, speak things without excellence; it will be well for them not to speak useless things.
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