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Chapter 104: உழவு

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 104

Kural 1033

உழவு

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திருக்குறள்

உழுதுண்டு வாழ்வாரே வாழ்வார்மற் றெல்லாம் தொழுதுண்டு பின்செல் பவர்.

Uzhudhuntu Vaazhvaare Vaazhvaarmar Rellaam Thozhudhuntu Pinsel Pavar

“They live who live to plough and eat The rest behind them bow and eat”

Who ploughing eat their food, they truly live:The rest to others bend subservient, eating what they give

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Kural #1033

The Son of the Soil

The story illustrates that those who engage in agriculture live self-sufficient lives, while others remain dependent on the labor of others. They alone live who live by agriculture; all others lead a cringing, dependent life

8–14 yr 2 min