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Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 18

Kural 171

வெஃகாமை

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திருக்குறள்

நடுவின்றி நன்பொருள் வெஃகின் குடிபொன்றிக் குற்றமும் ஆங்கே தரும்.

Natuvindri Nanporul Veqkin Kutipondrik Kutramum Aange Tharum

“Who covets others' honest wealth That greed ruins his house forthwith”

With soul unjust to covet others' well-earned store,Brings ruin to the home, to evil opes the door

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Kural #171

The Shadow of Greed

The story illustrates how Ravi's attempt to grab someone else's property led to the immediate loss of his family's respect and stability, mirroring the Kural. If a man departing from equity covet the property (of others), at that very time will his family be destroyed and guilt be incurred

8–14 yr 2 min