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Chapter 105: நல்குரவு

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 105

Kural 1047

நல்குரவு

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

அறஞ்சாரா நல்குரவு ஈன்றதா யானும் பிறன்போல நோக்கப் படும்.

Aranjaaraa Nalkuravu Eendradhaa Yaanum Piranpola Nokkap Patum

“Even the mother looks as stranger The poor devoid of character”

From indigence devoid of virtue's grace,The mother e'en that bare, estranged, will turn her face

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Kural #1047

The Shadow of Poverty

The story illustrates how poverty changes the way even a mother perceives her son, reflecting the Kural's truth. He that is reduced to absolute poverty will be regarded as a stranger even by his own mother

6–10 yr 1 min