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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1017. நாணால் உயிரைத் துறப்பர்

1017. Naanaal Uyiraith Thurappar

  • குறள் #
    1017
  • பால்
    பொருட்பால் (Porutpaal) - Wealth
  • இயல்
    குடியியல் (Kudiyiyal) - Miscellaneous
  • அதிகாரம்
    நாணுடைமை (Naanudaimai)
    Shame
  • குறள்
    நாணால் உயிரைத் துறப்பர் உயிர்ப்பொருட்டால்
    நாண்துறவார் நாணாள் பவர்.
  • விளக்கம்
    நாணத்தின் சிறப்பறிந்து அதனைவிடாது ஒழுகுபவர், நாணம் சிதையாமல் இருக்க வேண்டி உயிரை விடுவர்; உயிர் சிதையாமல் இருக்கும் பொருட்டு நாணினை நீக்கார்.
  • Translation
    in English
    The men of modest soul for shame would life an offering make,
    But ne'er abandon virtuous shame for life's dear sake.
  • Meaning
    The modest would rather lose their life for the sake of modesty than lose modesty for the sake of life.
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