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Chapter 4: அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 4

Kural 37

அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

அறத்தாறு இதுவென வேண்டா சிவிகை பொறுத்தானோடு ஊர்ந்தான் இடை.

Araththaaru Ithuvena Ventaa Sivikai Poruththaanotu Oorndhaan Itai

“Litter-bearer and rider say Without a word, the fortune's way”

Needs not in words to dwell on virtue's fruits: compareThe man in litter borne with them that toiling bear

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Kural #37

The Shadow of the Kind King

The relationship between the bearer and the rider serves as a living testament to the King's virtue, mirroring the Kural's imagery. The fruit of virtue need not be described in books; it may be inferred from seeing the bearer of a palanquin and the rider therein

8–14 yr 2 min