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Chapter 16: பொறையுடைமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 16

Kural 151

பொறையுடைமை

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திருக்குறள்

அகழ்வாரைத் தாங்கும் நிலம்போலத் தம்மை இகழ்வார்ப் பொறுத்தல் தலை.

Akazhvaaraith Thaangum Nilampolath Thammai Ikazhvaarp Poruththal Thalai

“As earth bears up with diggers too To bear revilers is prime virtue”

As earth bears up the men who delve into her breast,To bear with scornful men of virtues is the best

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Kural #151

The Strength of the Earth

The story illustrates the Kural by comparing the boy's patience to the earth's ability to endure being dug up without retaliation. To bear with those who revile us, just as the earth bears up those who dig it, is the first of virtues

8–14 yr 2 min