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Chapter 104: உழவு

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 104

Kural 1031

உழவு

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திருக்குறள்

சுழன்றும்ஏர்ப் பின்னது உலகம் அதனால் உழந்தும் உழவே தலை.

Suzhandrumerp Pinnadhu Ulakam Adhanaal Uzhandhum Uzhave Thalai

“Farming though hard is foremost trade Men ply at will but ploughmen lead”

Howe'er they roam, the world must follow still the plougher's team;Though toilsome, culture of the ground as noblest toil esteem

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Kural #1031

The Gift of the Earth

The story illustrates that while people seek various professions, agriculture remains the foundation of human life. Agriculture, though laborious, is the most excellent (form of labour); for people, though they go about (in search of various employments), have at last to resort to the farmer

8–14 yr 2 min