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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0707. முகத்தின் முதுக்குறைந்தது உண்டோ

0707. Mugaththin Muthukkuraindhathu Undo

  • குறள் #
    0707
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    அமைச்சியல் (Amaichchiyal) - Ministers of State
  • அதிகாரம்
    குறிப்பறிதல் (Kuripparithal)
    The Knowledge of Indications
  • குறள்
    முகத்தின் முதுக்குறைந்தது உண்டோ உவப்பினும்
    காயினும் தான்முந் துறும்.
  • விளக்கம்
    ஒருவன் விருப்பம் கொண்டாலும் வெறுப்பு அடைந்தாலும் முகம் அதனை அறிந்து மலர்ந்தும் சுருங்கியும் காட்டும்; ஆகையால் அந்த முகம்போல அறிவு மிக்கது வேறு உண்டோ?
  • Translation
    in English
    Than speaking countenance hath aught more prescient skill?
    Rejoice or burn with rage, 'tis the first herald still!
  • Meaning
    Is there anything so full of knowledge as the face ? (No.) it precedes the mind, whether (the latter is) pleased or vexed.
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