Tirukkural Chapter 06 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/01. மனைத்தக்க மாண்புடையான் ஆகித்தற் கொண்டான்
வளத்தக்காள் வாழ்க்கைத் துணை.

06/01. Manaiththakka maanbudaiyaan aagiththarr kondaan
Vallaththakkaall vaazhkkaith thunnai.

06/01. The best wife suitable for family life is one who has good habits
And spends within her husband's income.
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Wife: You don't worry, I'll try to manage
Household expenses within your resources.

Husband: I know you're capable of doing it.
With all the loans and other commitments,
I was afraid how to manage expenses,
But you're giving me high hopes.

Wife: I've some savings with me.
That can be used now
To cover the deficiencies
That we may face now.

Husband: A wife should be like you,
For your good savings habit
Extending me timely help
Which is a good trait.
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/02. மனைமாட்சி இல்லாள்கண் இல்லாயின் வழ்க்கை
எனைமாட்சித் தாயினும் இல்.

06/02.Manaimaatchi ilaallkan illaayin vazhkkai
Enaimaatchi thayinum ill.

06/02. If wife has no good habits, it's of no good value
Even if the family life is otherwise prosperous.
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Wife: Please don't disturb my sleep.

Husband: I've to reach office by 10.00 AM.
It's now 9.00 AM, just an hour left.
For me to leave for my work spot,
Who'll prepare my breakfast?

Wife: Go now and take breakfast
In a hotel today.

If the wife still sleeps late after,
Husband getting up from bed,
How much happy that family will be
One can imagine from this example.

Here wife is hale and healthy
But she has many wrong habits,
Late rising from bed is one.
How the family will then run?
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திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 6 - மனைவியின் சிறப்பு
CHAPTER 6 - WIFE'S IMPORTANCE
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06/03. இல்லாதென் இல்லாள் மாண்பானால்? உள்ளதென்
இல்லாள் மாணாக் கடை?

06/03. Illaadhen illaall maannbhanaal? Ulladhen
Illaall maannaak kadai.

06/03. What's less, if wife has good habits?
What's more, if she has no good habits?
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Wife: Oh My dear, why did you marry me,
I'm an handicapped woman?

Husband: I married you because
For your good habits and not because
You're a handicapped woman
Please don't mention it again.

What an ideal couple they are!
Both have sympathy for each other.
So, it's not the body that counts.
It's the soul inside that merits.

Husband marrying beautiful wife,
And wife ruining his life,
This happens in many cases
In that both of them regrets.
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