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Chapter 63: இடுக்கண் அழியாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 63

Kural 628

இடுக்கண் அழியாமை

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

இன்பம் விழையான் இடும்பை இயல்பென்பான் துன்பம் உறுதல் இலன்.

Inpam Vizhaiyaan Itumpai Iyalpenpaan Thunpam Urudhal Ilan

“Who seek not joy, deem grief norm By sorrows do not come to harm”

He seeks not joy, to sorrow man is born, he knows;Such man will walk unharmed by touch of human woes

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Kural #628

The Little Sapling and the Wise Grandfather

The story illustrates the Kural by showing how Arjun learns to accept distress as a natural occurrence rather than a personal tragedy. That man never experiences sorrow, who does not seek for pleasure, and who considers distress to be natural (to man)

8–14 yr 2 min