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Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 18

Kural 178

வெஃகாமை

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அஃகாமை செல்வத்திற்கு யாதெனின் வெஃகாமை வேண்டும் பிறன்கைப் பொருள்.

Aqkaamai Selvaththirku Yaadhenin Veqkaamai Ventum Pirankaip Porul

“The mark of lasting wealth is shown By not coveting others' own”

What saves prosperity from swift decline?Absence of lust to make another's cherished riches thine

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Kural #178

The True Treasure

The story illustrates that true wealth is not material accumulation, but the peace of mind gained by not coveting others' belongings. If it is weighed, "what is the indestructibility of wealth," it is freedom from covetousness

8–14 yr 2 min