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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0962. சீரினும் சீரல்ல செய்யாரே

0962. Seerinum Seeralla Seiyaare

  • குறள் #
    0962
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    குடியியல் (Kudiyiyal) - Miscellaneous
  • அதிகாரம்
    மானம் (Maanam)
    Honour
  • குறள்
    சீரினும் சீரல்ல செய்யாரே சீரொடு
    பேராண்மை வேண்டு பவர்.
  • விளக்கம்
    புகழையும் மானத்தையும் விரும்புகின்றவர், புகழ் தேடும்போதும் இழிவு தரும் செயலைச் செய்ய மாட்டார்.
  • Translation
    in English
    Who seek with glory to combine honour's untarnished fame,
    Do no inglorious deeds, though men accord them glory's name.
  • Meaning
    Those who desire (to maintain their) honour, will surely do nothing dishonourable, even for the sake of fame.
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