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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0914. பொருட்பொருளார் புன்னலந் தோயார்

0914. Porutporulaar Punnaland Thoyaar

  • குறள் #
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  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    நட்பியல் (Natpiyal) - Alliance
  • அதிகாரம்
    வரைவின் மகளிர் (Varaivin Magalir)
    Wanton Women
  • குறள்
    பொருட்பொருளார் புன்னலந் தோயார் அருட்பொருள்
    ஆயும் அறிவி னவர்.
  • விளக்கம்
    அருளாகிய பொருளை ஆராயும் அறிவினையுடையவர், செல்வப்பொருள் ஒன்றையே பொருளாக மதிக்கும் விலை மகளிரின் இழிந்த இன்பத்தில் படிய மாட்டார்.
  • Translation
    in English
    Their worthless charms, whose only weal is wealth of gain,
    From touch of these the wise, who seek the wealth of grace, abstain.
  • Meaning
    The wise who seek the wealth of grace will not desire the base favours of those who regard wealth (and not pleasure) as (their) riches.
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