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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0211. கைம்மாறு வேண்டா கடப்பாடு

0211. Kaimmaaru Vendaa Kadappaadu

  • குறள் #
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  • பால்
    அறத்துப்பால் (Arathuppal) - Virtue
  • இயல்
    இல்லறவியல் (Illaraviyal) - Domestic Virtue
  • அதிகாரம்
    ஒப்புரவறிதல் (Oppuravaridhal)
    The Knowledge of What is Benefitting a Man's Position
  • குறள்
    கைம்மாறு வேண்டா கடப்பாடு மாரிமாட்டு
    என்ஆற்றுங் கொல்லோ உலகு.
  • விளக்கம்
    தமக்கு நீரைக் கொடுக்கின்ற மேகங்களுக்கு உயிர்கள் என்ன கைம்மாறு செய்கின்றன? அம்மேகங்களைப் போன்றவர் செய்யும் உதவிகளும் கைம்மாறு கருதிச் செய்யப்படுவன அல்ல.
  • Translation
    in English
    Duty demands no recompense; to clouds of heaven,
    By men on earth, what answering gift is given?
  • Meaning
    Benevolence seeks not a return. What does the world give back to the clouds?
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