Tirukkural Chapter 76 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 76 - பொருள் செயல்வகை
CHAPTER 76 - EARNING WEALTH
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76/01. பொருளல் லவரைப் பொருளாகச் செய்யும்
பொருளல்லது இல்லை பொருள்.

76/01. Porullal lavaraip porullaagach seiyum
Porullalladhu illai porull.

76/01. There is nothing like wealth that makes
even an insignificant person prominent.
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Annapoorna: Money makes many things in this world.

Dipika: A man with no money,
Will have to follow ten people;
Whereas a man with money,
Will be followed by ten people.

May be one has wealth,
But he has a poor health,
It's said, health is wealth
Thus more said about health

But without that wealth,
A person on this earth,
Will be cared for by none,
Even by his kith and kin.
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76/02. இல்லாரை எல்லாரும் எள்ளுவர்; செல்வரை
எல்லாரும் செய்வர் சிறப்பு.

76/02. Illaarai ellorum elluvar; selvarai
Ellorum seivar sirrappu.

76/02. A man with no wealth, but with all good habits, will be criticized whereas a man with wealth, but with all bad habits, will be respected.

Annapoorna: The world, in general, values
More of wealth and less of virtues.

Dipika: True, money has more value
Than this so called virtue,
But still virtue has its intrinsic value
If not more than money's value.

For a rich man with bad habits,
He's hailed with more respects,
But for a poor man of good habits,
Very few pay him respects.

One's life will be in hell
And he can't manage well
Without money, the devil,
That does everywhere its rule.
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76/03. பொருளென்னும் பொய்யா விளக்கம் இருளறுக்கும்
எண்ணிய தேயத்துச் சென்று.

76/03. Porullennum poyaa villakkam irullarrukkum
Enniya theyaththuch sendrru.

76/03. The ever burning lamp of wealth will remove
the darkness to whichever country it is taken.
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Annapoorna: In the material world the wealth is given the first place. The poet compares it to an ever burning lamp
that removes the darkness wherever it is taken.

Dipika: Why a small lamp? Why not the sun?
As the sun lights the entire world,
Wealth is shining wherever it goes.
Is there any doubt in this?

In the spiritual world,
The money has no value.
Only in the material world,
The money is given more value.

There is a Tamil proverb that says,
"Even a dead man will open his mouth
If someone says the word wealth, "
So, wealth has its own worth.

தமிழ் பழமொழி:
"பணம் என்றால்
பிணமும் வாயை
திறக்கும்"
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