Tirukkural Chapter 76 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 76 - பொருள் செயல்வகை
CHAPTER 76 - EARNING WEALTH
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76/04. அறன்ஈனும் இன்பமும் ஈனும் திறன்அறிந்து
தீதின்றி வந்த பொருள்.

76/04. Arraneenum inbamum eenum thirranarrindhu
Theethinrri vandha porull.

76/04. Honestly earned wealth, without harming others interests,
will give one virtue and happiness.
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Annapoorna: Honesty is the best policy.
Money earned honestly will last long.

Depika: Money earned by unfair means
Is a sin and will not last long,
Whereas that earned by fair means
Is a virtue and that stays long.

One who's over greedy,
He goes after money.
He earns by foul means,
And suffers by his sins.

A man of self content,
He'll be more honest,
And will earn that much wealth,
What he deserves and worth.
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76/05. அருளொடும் அன்பொடும் வாராப் பொருளாக்கம்
புல்லார் புரள விடல்.

76/05. Arullodum anbodum vaaraap porullaakkam
Pullaar puralla vidal.

76/05. Let not a King accept any wealth from his subjects
not acquired through love and mercy.
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Annapoorna: A King must accept only that money
acquired thru' love and mercy.

Dipika: His tax levy must be light
That'll not cause his subjects
Heavy burden on their incomes
Causing them many troubles.

With love and mercy
He must collect money
And they also pay it
With no pains for it.

He must see their welfare
And should be very fair
In his dealings with them
While taxing them every time.
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76/06. உறுபொருளும் உல்கு பொருளும்தன் ஒன்னார்த்
தெறுபொருளும் வேந்தன் பொருள்.

76/06. Urruporrullum ulgu porullumthan onnaarth
Therruporrullum vendhan porull.

76/06. A King's wealth is from unclaimed wealth,
tolls and tributes from minor Kings.
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Annapoorna: A King has his own wealth
Without affecting his subjects.

Dipika: He gets from tolls,
Tributes from minor Kings,
And unclaimed properties,
As his various incomes.

His kind action shows,
That his people are taxed less,
To meet the state expenses,
And not for his own expenses.

The poet has set some norms
In collecting various taxes
By a royal administration
Under a King's supervision.
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