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மக்கட்பேறு
Kurals 61–70 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்).
பெறுமவற்றுள் யாமறிவது இல்லை அறிவறிந்த
மக்கட்பேறு அல்ல பிற.
Of all that men acquire, we know not any greater gain,
Than that which by the birth of learned children men obtain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Of all the blessings in life, none is greater than wise children.
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பண்புடை மக்கட் பெறின்.
Who children gain, that none reproach, of virtuous worth,
No evils touch them, through the sev'n-fold maze of birth.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Raise children of good character, and no misfortune will touch you.
Open in the appதம்பொருள் என்பதம் மக்கள் அவர்பொருள்
தம்தம் வினையான் வரும்.
'Man's children are his fortune,' say the wise;
From each one's deeds his varied fortunes rise.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Parents call their children their wealth, because their good deeds come back to the parents.
Open in the appஅமிழ்தினும் ஆற்ற இனிதேதம் மக்கள்
சிறுகை அளாவிய கூழ்.
Than God's ambrosia sweeter far the food before men laid,
In which the little hands of children of their own have play'd.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Rice your little one has messed about with tastes sweeter than nectar.
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சொற்கேட்டல் இன்பம் செவிக்கு.
To parent sweet the touch of children dear;
Their voice is sweetest music to his ear.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A child's touch delights the body; their words delight the ears.
Open in the appகுழல்இனிது யாழ்இனிது என்பதம் மக்கள்
மழலைச்சொல் கேளா தவர்.
'The pipe is sweet,' 'the lute is sweet,' by them't will be averred,
Who music of their infants' lisping lips have never heard.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Only people who haven't heard their own child's babble think flutes and veenas are sweet.
Open in the appதந்தை மகற்காற்று நன்றி அவையத்து
முந்தி இருப்பச் செயல்.
Sire greatest boon on son confers, who makes him meet,
In councils of the wise to fill the highest seat.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The best gift a parent can give a child is a good education that lets them stand out among the wise.
Open in the appதம்மின்தம் மக்கள் அறிவுடைமை மாநிலத்து
மன்னுயிர்க் கெல்லாம் இனிது.
Their children's wisdom greater than their own confessed,
Through the wide world is sweet to every human breast.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Everyone is happier when the next generation knows more than they do.
Open in the appஈன்ற பொழுதின் பெரிதுவக்கும் தன்மகனைச்
சான்றோன் எனக்கேட்ட தாய்.
When mother hears him named 'fulfill'd of wisdom's lore,'
Far greater joy she feels, than when her son she bore.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: A mother who hears her child called wise is happier than on the day they were born.
Open in the appமகன்தந்தைக்கு ஆற்றும் உதவி இவன்தந்தை
என்நோற்றான் கொல் எனும் சொல்.
To sire, what best requital can by grateful child be done?
To make men say, 'What merit gained the father such a son?'
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The best way to repay your father is to live so well that people ask what he did to deserve you.
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