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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0546. வேலன்று வென்றி தருவது

0546. Velandru Vendri Tharuvathu

  • குறள் #
    0546
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    அரசியல் (Arasiyal) - Royalty
  • அதிகாரம்
    செங்கோன்மை (Sengonmai)
    The Right Sceptre
  • குறள்
    வேலன்று வென்றி தருவது மன்னவன்
    கோலதூஉங் கோடா தெனின்.
  • விளக்கம்
    அரசனுக்கு வெற்றியைத் தருவது வேலன்று; அவனது செங்கோலே; அதுவும் நீதியிலிருந்து மாறுபடாதிருக்குமாயின்.
  • Translation
    in English
    Not lance gives kings the victory,
    But sceptre swayed with equity.
  • Meaning
    It is not the javelin that gives victory, but the king's sceptre, if it do no injustice.
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