Tirukkural Chapter 96 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 96 - குடிமை
CHAPTER 96 - NOBLE BIRTH
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96/07. குடிப்பிறந்தார் கண்விளங்கும் குற்றம் விசும்பின்
மதிக்கண் மறுப்போல் உயர்ந்தது.

96/07. Kudippirrandhaar kannvillangum kutrram visumbin
Madhikkann marruppoal uyarndhadhu.

96/07. If one born in noble family has committed a mistake
the whole world will know it just like
the black spots on the moon's surface.
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Lata: If a noble person commits a mistake
It will go to the notice of all people.

Parvathi: People won't believe it
That he would have done it
Someone else has done it
He, on his head, had put it.

Somehow his mistake spreads
Far and wide in his circles,
Like black spots on the moon
It becomes world news soon.

People will watch always
Noble man's good deeds,
As well as his faults,
And judge him for what he does.
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96/08. நலத்தின்கண் நாரின்மை தோன்றின் அவனைக்
குலத்தின்கண் ஐயப் படும்.

96/08. Nallaththinkann neerinmai thonrrin avanaik
Kulaththinkann aiyapp padum.

96/08. If a person lives with good wealth and health
and if he has no kindness at heart, a suspicion arises
that he is not born in a noble family.
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Lata: There is a general impression
That a noble man is kind at heart.

Parvathi: If he's not kind at heart,
People will surely notice it,
And comment, ' we doubt,
From a noble family, he's not.'

For most of the noble men,
In the world, are well known,
For their mercy and kindness,
And they'll not do any mistakes.

As they think twice,
Before doing things,
Normally, no mistakes
Occur in their actions.
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96/09. நிலத்தின் கிடந்தமை கால்காட்டும்; காட்டும்
குலத்தில் பிறந்தார்வாய்ச் சொல்.

96/09. Nilaththin kidandhamai kaalkaattum; kaattum
Kulaththil pirrandhaarvaich chol.

96/09. The fertility of a ground will be known
by the growth of seedlings.
Likewise, one's noble birth will be known
By the words he speaks.
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Lata: Noble men uses polish words
And from those words one can judge
He's from a noble family.

Parvathi: The character of a person
Is dependent on many reasons,
His hereditary factor, lineage,
His family circle, parentage.

His upbringing, education,
His friends circle, residential location,
Environmental pollution,
Or environmental influence.

His aptitude, choice of work,
The choice of food he takes,
The country where he lives in,
All shape his character as a person.
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96/10. நலம்வேண்டின் நாணுடைமை வேண்டும்; குலம்வேண்டின்
வேண்டுக யார்க்கும் பணிவு.

96/10. Nalamvendin naannudaimai venndum; kulamvendin
Vendugha yaarkkum pannivu.

96/10. If one wants comfortable life,
he should fear for blames and sins.
If he wants respects as a noble person,
he must have the habit of bowing before others.
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Lata: The humility of a person
Makes him a noble person.

Parvathi: Yes, the more he's humble,
The more people respect him as noble.
He must fear for blames,
Also fear for committing sins.

He can live comfortably then,
As a recognized noble person,
Earn his due reputations,
And also people's respects,

He must bow before people,
If he wants to be noble,
And not show his arrogance,
Besides his wealthy influence.
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