Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

Kural 45: The Tirukkural on Home, Love, and Virtue

A verse on what makes a home flourish.

45
If a life at home has love and virtue—that
Is its root and flower

அன்பும் அறனும் உடைத்தாயின் இல்வாழ்க்கை
பண்பும் பயனும் அது

From chapter 5, “The Home Life.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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