Tirukkural Chapter 100 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 100 - பண்புடைமை.
CHAPTER 100 - POLITENESS
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100/07. அரம்போலும் கூர்மைய ரேனும் மரம்போல்வர்
மக்கட்பண் பில்லா தவர்.

100/07. Arampolum koormaiya renum marampolvar
Makkatpann billaa dhavar.

100/07. As man one is born and he has intelligence like a sharp iron file, but if he has no courtesy to understand others' hardships, then he is just like to a tree.
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Bhanupriya: The poet is comparing him as a tree,
If he doesn't understand others' hardships.

Sanjana: He may be intelligent.
But if he is not polite,
And help others in difficulties,
He's just a tree among trees.

Why he's born as a man?
Can he not help another man?
Can he not understand, however,
What his difficulties are?

One must show his courtesy,
As well as his sympathy,
And also must be helpful
To the suffering people.
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100/08. நண்பாற்றா ராகி நயம்இல செய்வார்க்கும்
பண்பாற்றா ராதல் கடை.

100/08. Nannbaatrraa raaghi nayamila seivaarkkum
Pannbaatrraa raadhal kadai.

100/08. Polite people show kindness even to those persons
Who are not friends, but give troubles to them.
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Bhanupriya: The value of politeness now I understand
Kindness is shown even to trouble makers.

Sanjana: Courtesy, kindness, politeness,
All have the same influence,
With people who love these three,
And also expect these three.

One may be discourteous,
Towards other people,
But he demands politeness,
From other people.

But polite people extends
Kindness even to enemies,
Who give them troubles,
Treating them like friends.
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100/09. நகல்வல்லவர் அல்லார்க்கு மாயிரு ஞாலம்
பகலும்பாற் பட்டன்று இருள்.

100/09. Nagalvallar allaarkku maayiru gnaalam
Pagalumparr pattandrru irull.

100/09. For those who have no politeness
and can't live in happiness in this world
for them even the day is not a day, but it is night.
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Bhanupriya: For people who have no politeness
The poet says they will not be happy in this world.

Sanjana: Such people are not happy
When they show no courtesy,
As their lives are not bright,
Each day for them is a night.

They've fear if they are polite,
People will try to exploit,
Demanding favors from them,
And wasting their precious time.

Those people will not be happy,
And will not make others happy,
In that case how they'll live
In this world and survive?
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100/10. பண்பிலான் பெற்ற பெருஞ்செல்வம் நன்பால்
கலந்தீமை யால்திரிந் தற்று.

100/10. Panbilaan petrra perunjselvam nanpaal
Kalantheemai yaalthirindh thatrru.

100/10. Just like milk kept in a dirty vessel get spoiled,
the wealth of a man who has no courtesy will be of no use to anyone.
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Bhanupriya: The poet has finally finished this chapter
saying that the wealth of a man is of no use
If he has no courtesy.

Sanjana: True, he's rough handling people
Who'll come to him for help?
The way he's discourteous to them,
His wealth is of no use to them.

He'll even hang a board,
"Beware of dogs"
At his main gates
To chase out those persons.

The poet compares this,
Saying, his wealth is of no use
Like the milk got spoiled
That is kept in a dirty vessel.
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