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Chapter 74: நாடு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 74

Kural 731

நாடு

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திருக்குறள்

தள்ளா விளையுளும் தக்காரும் தாழ்விலாச் செல்வரும் சேர்வது நாடு.

Thallaa Vilaiyulum Thakkaarum Thaazhvilaach Chelvarum Servadhu Naatu

“It's country which has souls of worth Unfailing yields and ample wealth”

Where spreads fertility unfailing, where resides a band,Of virtuous men, and those of ample wealth, call that a 'land'

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Kural #731

The Golden Village

The story illustrates Kural 731 by showing that a great nation requires both productive agriculture (Arjun) and people of high moral character (Meera). A kingdom is that in which (those who carry on) a complete cultivation, virtuous persons, and

8–14 yr 2 min