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.

0904. மனையாளை அஞ்சும் மறுமையி

0904. Manaiyaalai Anjum Marumaiyi

  • குறள் #
    0904
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    நட்பியல் (Natpiyal) - Alliance
  • அதிகாரம்
    பெண்வழிச் சேரல் (Penvazhich Cheral)
    Being Led by Women
  • குறள்
    மனையாளை அஞ்சும் மறுமையி லாளன்
    வினையாண்மை வீறெய்த லின்று.
  • விளக்கம்
    மனைவியை அஞ்சி ஒழுகும் மறுமைப்பயன் இல்லாதவனுடைய முயற்சித் திறமையை அறிவுடையோர் பாராட்டுவதில்லை.
  • Translation
    in English
    No glory crowns e'en manly actions wrought
    By him who dreads his wife, nor gives the other world a thought.
  • Meaning
    The undertaking of one, who fears his wife and is therefore destitute of (bliss), will never be applauded.

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