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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0734. உறுபசியும் ஓவாப் பிணியும்

0734. Urupasiyum Ovaap Piniyum

  • குறள் #
    0734
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    அரணியல் (Araniyal) - Essentials of a State
  • அதிகாரம்
    நாடு (Naadu)
    The Land
  • குறள்
    உறுபசியும் ஓவாப் பிணியும் செறுபகையும்
    சேரா தியல்வது நாடு.
  • விளக்கம்
    மிக்கபசியும், நீங்காத நோயும், அழிவுக்குரிய பகையும் இல்லது நடப்பதே சிறந்த நாடாகும்.
  • Translation
    in English
    That is a 'land' whose peaceful annals know,
    Nor famine fierce, nor wasting plague, nor ravage of the foe.
  • Meaning
    A kingdom is that which continues to be free from excessive starvation, irremediable epidemics, and destructive foes.
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