Tirukkural Chapter 51 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

-திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 51 - தெரிந்து தெளிதல்
CHAPTER 51 - TO KNOW AND UNDRSTAND
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51/01. அறம்பொருள் இன்பம் உயிரச்சம் நான்கின்
திறம்தெரிந்து தேறப் படும்.

51/01. Arramporull inbam uyirachcham naangin
Thirramtherindhu therrap padum.

51/01. A person, who is trusted by a King, should be tested for
Righteousness, wealth, pleasantness, fears for life.
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Hermalata: A King should trust a person after testing him from all angles.

Janaki: Yes, One should be loyal.
He must not be false but real.
He should be rich fairly.
For he'll not steal secretly.

For his life he must fear,
Then he'll take care
Not to commit an error,
Thus inviting King's anger.

He must have pleasant manners
That'll please all persons
Whom he happens to meet
Daily in the King's court.
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51/02. குடிப்பிறந்து குற்றத்தின் நீங்கி வடுப்பரியும்
நாணுடையான் கட்டே தெளிவு.

51/02. Kudippirrandhu kutrraththin neengi vaduppariyum
Naannudaiyaan katte thellivu.

51/02. The King should trust a person, who is born in a higher family,
Is free from lusts, and has fear for others' blames.
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Hemalata: A King cannot select a person
Without testing his credibility.

Janaki: Born in a higher family,
He'll then behave decently.
He must be free from lusts,
Not to move with royal maids.

He must fear for any blame,
And not commit an act of shame,
He must earn King's trust,
And respect his royal court.

He must maintain royal secrets,
Be a trusted servant always,
Do not command others,
As if he's King's partner.
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51/03. அரியகற்று ஆசற்றார் கண்ணும் தெரியுங்கால்
இன்மை அரிதே வெளிறு.

51/03. Ariyakatrru aasatrraar kannum theiyungaal
Inmai aridhe vellirru

51/03. A wise man may be highly learned man
But still he will have some ignorance.
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Hemalata: There is no one in the world who knows everything.

Janaki: One might have learnt
All sacred Scriptures by heart
But still he may be ignorant
In some other field of art.

One may be a literary genius,
But ignorant of other subjects,
For instance, the art of fighting
Or even the art of cooking.

Is there a single man existing
Who knows everything?
No, in the level of ignorance
One may be more or less.
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