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Tirukkural-On Virtue-On The Blessing Of Children-Kural 6 3
Blessing Of Children
-Staff
By Staff
Tamporul
enpadham
makkal;
avarporul
Taththam vinaiyaan varum
Taththam vinaiyaan varum
A
man's
children
are
his
real
wealth;
and
their
own
worth
Is assessed by their correct conduct and good name.
Is assessed by their correct conduct and good name.
The
idea
here
is
that,
while
a
man's
wealth
are
his
children,
their
worth
will
be
determined
by
their
own
actions.
V.v.s Iyer refers to this couplet as a very knotty one, probably because of the juxtaposition of two different ideas and the interpretation of the word 'porul' in two ways in the same Kural. Actually 'porul' in the first portion means wealth, while 'porul' in the next refers to their 'worth'.
But this is not really so strange when we consider usage in Tamil literature such as the following:
Pon
potr
pudhalvarp
pera
adheerum
Ponpotr pudhalvanodu
Ponpotr pudhalvanodu
Obviously
both
the
ideas
of
wealth
and
worth
are
together
involved
in
the
comparison
of
the
children
to
gold.
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Story first published: Friday, November 28, 2008, 16:37 [IST]
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