Tirukkural Chapter 96 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 96 - குடிமை
CHAPTER 96 - NOBLE BIRTH
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96/04. அடுக்கிய கோடி பெறினும் குடிபிறந்தார்
குன்றுவ செய்தல் இலர்.

96/04. Adukkiya kodi perineum kudipirrandhaar
Kunrruva seidhal ilar.

96/04. Even if they get crores of rupees, men of noble birth
Will never do mean actions.
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Lata: Men of noble birth will not stoop to mean acts
And they are not for money.

Parvathy: Noble persons will be honest
And will not do any mean act
And not for money, they'll do,
But for kindness, they'll do.

They speak sweet words,
That'll be soothing to minds,
And when people are in distress,
They'll also share their troubles.

They have more friends,
And no known enemies,
As they pardon mistakes easily
While taking them casually.
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96/05. வழங்குவது உள்வீழ்ந்தக் கண்ணும் பழங்குடி
பண்பின் தலைப்பிரிதல் இன்று

96/05. Vazanguvadhu ullveezhndhak kannum pazhankudi
Pannbin thalaippiridhal indrru.

96/05. A noble man even when his wealth is reduced,
he'll not leave his good habits
which are from hereditary character.
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Lata: A noble man's character will not change
Even if his wealth is reduced.

Parvathi: A man born noble
Will always be simple,
And will have his good habits
Unmindful of his wealth always.

As a hereditary character,
He has his kind nature,
And even if his wealth is gone
He'll remain noble again.

He'll respect others feelings.
And give them patient hearing
To their untold sufferings,
And will try to do something.
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96/06. சலம்பற்றிச் சால்பில செய்யார்மா சற்ற
குலம்பற்றி வாழ்த்தும்என் பார்.

96/06. Salampatrrich saalbila seiyaarmaa satrra
Kulam vazhththumen bhaar.

96/06. Those who want to live, honoring family traditions,
Even when they are depressed, they will not do heartless deeds.
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Lata: Noble men are always noble
Even if they are reduced to poverty.

Parvathy: Noble men are born noble,
From the family of nobles,
So, they'll maintain their dignity
Even if they're reduced to poverty.

Nobility is soaked in their blood,
That can't, at any rate, be removed,
And it is passed on from forefathers
To the chain of sons and fathers.

They are proud of their families
And their virtual values,
They'll not allow it to perish
That being their everlasting wish.
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