The Country
Tap an underlined Tamil word to explore its sound, meaning, and use.
perumporuḷāṟ peṭṭatta tāki yaruṅkēṭṭā / lāṟṟa viḷaivatu nāṭu.
“That is a 'land' which men desire for wealth's abundant share, / Yielding rich increase, where calamities are rare.”
“That is the great country which attracteth men to itself by the greatness of its wealth and which yieldeth abundantly for that it is free from pests.”
A country is desirable for its abundant resources and produces greatly while destructive calamity remains rare.
Ask about this Kural
Answers are drawn only from this Kural's sourced text and named commentary, and always cite what they used.
Choose a section
Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
பெரும் பொருளால் பெட்டக்கது ஆகி= அளவிறந்த பொருளுடைமையாற் பிற தேயத்தாரானும் விரும்பத்தக்கதாய்; அருங் கேட்டால் ஆற்ற விளைவது நாடு= கேடின்மையோடு கூடி மிகவிளைவதே நாடாவது.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
A great nation is so abundant in resources that people of other lands desire it, yielding immense wealth while remaining free from ruinous harm.