The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 41

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Domestic Life · Virtue

இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் இயல்புடைய மூவர்க்கும் நல்லாற்றின் நின்ற துணை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இல்வாழ்வான் என்பான் இயல்புடைய மூவர்க்கும் நல்லாற்றின் நின்ற துணை.

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The men of household virtue, firm in way of good, sustain The other orders three that rule professed maintain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain