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Chapter 6: வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 6

Kural 51

வாழ்க்கைத் துணைநலம்

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திருக்குறள்

மனைக்தக்க மாண்புடையள் ஆகித்தற் கொண்டான் வளத்தக்காள் வாழ்க்கைத் துணை.

Manaikdhakka Maanputaiyal Aakiththar Kontaan Valaththakkaal Vaazhkkaith Thunai

“A good housewife befits the house, Spending with thrift the mate's resource”

As doth the house beseem, she shows her wifely dignity;As doth her husband's wealth befit, she spends: help - meet is she

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Kural #51

The Strength of the Home

The story illustrates how a spouse who manages resources wisely according to their partner's capacity is a true help in domestic life. She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state

8–14 yr 2 min