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Chapter 46: சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 46

Kural 452

சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

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திருக்குறள்

நிலத்தியல்பால் நீர்திரிந் தற்றாகும் மாந்தர்க்கு இனத்தியல்ப தாகும் அறிவு.

Nilaththiyalpaal Neerdhirin Thatraakum Maandharkku Inaththiyalpa Thaakum Arivu

“With soil changes water's taste With mates changes the mental state”

The waters' virtues change with soil through which they flow;As man's companionship so will his wisdom show

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Kural #452

The Changing Stream

The story illustrates that just as water takes on the color of the soil or substances it flows through, a person's nature is influenced by their associates. As water changes (its nature), from the nature of the soil (in which it flows), so will the character of men resemble that of their associates

6–10 yr 1 min