THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR

SECTION - 10

VERSES 91 TO 100

¬ä¨áéô    Ô÷ùŠ        Sweetness of speech
 
¬äŠâòèùèùŠ    ¼õë    íéó¬ç‡    çï׬ùô袉      91
âòëŠâçèÕóŠ    æÚˆìèõ‡ôèáŠò‹    âòèùŠ
 
¬äŠâòèùèùŠ   sweet words
¼õë  íéó¬   love filled
çï×  ¬ùôèëŠ   without illwill
âòëŠâçèÕóŠ   the way of virtue
æÚˆìèõ‡   those who experience
ôèáŠò‹  âòèùŠ   speech
 
Words   of   the   virtuous   are   sweet,   filled   with   love   and   without   illwill.    

íæäëõ‡å‡Ê    ¼êù¨äŠ    åäŠî÷    Ëæäëõ‡å‡Ê         92
¬äŠâòèùŠ    äèæç‡    âç÷¨äŠ
 
íæä  íëõ‡å‡Ê   willingly
¼êù¨äŠ   than gifts
åäŠî÷   better
Ëæä  íëõ‡å‡Ê   a pleasant face
¬äŠ  âòèùäŠæ   with sweet words
âç÷¨äŠ   if possessed of

Sweet   words   with   a   pleasant   face   are   better   than  other gifts even
if given willingly.
 
Ëæê‡êèäŠ íëõ‡å‡Ê¬ä¨Ê    îåèæ‡æ¨    íæê‡êèäèëŠ    93
¬äŠâòè    ù¨äîê    í÷ëŠ  
 
Ëæê‡êèäŠ  íëõ‡å‡Ê   with a loving expression
¬ä¨Ê  îåèæ‡æ¨   sweet look
íæê‡êèä  ÍëŠ   coming from the heart
¬äŠâòèùŠù¨äŠ  íîê   that sweet word
í÷ëŠ   is virtue
 
The   sweet   word   coming   from   the   heart   with   a   loving   expression 
and a   sweet   look   is   the   mark   of   true   virtue.  

Ê䊵׻ãå‡ ÊôŠôèéë ¬ùŠùèÆëŠ áèõ‡ëèì‡ÌëŠ   94
¬äŠµ×»ãëŠ    ¬äŠâòè    ùôõ‡æ‡Æ  
 
Ê䊵  ã×»   ãëŠ   suffer
ÊôŠôèéë   poverty
¬ùŠùèÆëŠ   will not
áèõ‡ëèì‡ÌëŠ   towards everyone
¬äŠµ  ã×»   ãëŠ   gives joy
¬äŠâòèùŠ  íôõ‡æ‡Æ   the person of sweet speech
   
The   person   who   by   his   sweet   speech   gives   joy   to   everyone
will    never   suffer   poverty.
 
çÚ¨²éìáäŠ    ¬äŠâòèùäŠ    ÍêùŠ    øÕô÷ŠÆ      95
íÚ¨áùŠù    ë÷Š×ç‡    ç¨÷
 
çÚ¨²  ãéìáäŠ   the humble person
¬äŠâòèùäŠ   sweet words
ÍêùŠ   being
øÕô÷ŠÆ   for such a person
íÚ¨   jewel
íùŠù  ë÷Š×   not so
ç¨÷   otherwise
 
Humility   and   sweetness   of   speech   are   a   jewel   for   any   person,
not otherwise.  

íùŠùéô    îêá    í÷ëŠâçÕÆëŠ    åùŠùéô               96
åèï    ¬ä¨á    âòèù¨äŠ
 
íùŠùéô   sins
îêá   removed
í÷ëŠâçÕÆëŠ   virtue will blossom
åùŠùéô   that bring good
åèï   pursues
¬ä¨á   sweet
âòèù¨äŠ   speaking
 
Virtue   will   blossom   and   sins   will   be   removed   for   one   who
  pursues sweet   speech.  

åá䊼äŠ×    åäŠ÷¨    çáæ‡ÆëŠ    çá䊼äŠ×        97
çÚˆç¨äŠ    êéùç‡ç¨õ¨áèò‹    âòèù Š  
 
åá䊼äŠ×   giving joy
åäŠ÷¨  çáæ‡ÆëŠ   will bring good
çáäŠ  ¼äŠ×   rewarding
çÚˆç¨ùŠ   from good
êéùç‡ç¨õ¨áè   endless
âòèùŠ   words
 
Sweet   words   that   give   joy   will   bring   endless   rewards.  

ò¨×éë±óŠ    婧‡æ¨á    ¬äŠâòèùŠ    ë×éë±ëŠ      98
¬ëŠéë±ëŠ    ¬äŠçå‡    êÕëŠ  
 
ò¨×éë±óŠ  å©§‡æ¨á   not causing distress
¬äŠâòèùŠ   sweet words
ë×éë±ëŠ   in the next world
¬ëŠéë±ëŠ   in this world
¬äŠçå‡  êÕëŠ   brings happiness

Sweet   words   and   not   causing   distress   to   others   will   bring
happiness   in   this   world   and   the   next.
 
¬äŠâòèùŠ ¬ä¨ê©äŠ÷ùŠ æèÚˆçèäŠ öôäŠâæèîùè    99
ôäŠâòèùŠ    ôȧ‡Æ    ôÊ  
 
¬äŠâòèùŠ   sweet words
¬ä¨Ê  ¼äŠ÷ùŠ   giving joy
æèÚˆçèäŠ   one who has seen
öôäŠâæèîùè   what benefit
ôäŠâòèùŠ   harsh words
ôȧ‡Æ  ôÊ   speaking
 
What   benefit   can   one   see   in   harsh   words   after   seeing   how
sweet   words   give   joy.
 
¬ä¨á    ãó    Íæ    ¬äŠäèê    Ô÷ùŠ     100
æ䊬Õç‡çæ‡æèáŠæôõ‡å‡Ê    í÷Š×  
 
¬ä¨á   sweet words
ãóôèæ   when there are
¬äŠäèê   harsh words
Ô÷ùŠ   speaking
æä¨á¨Õç‡ç   when ripe fruits available
æèአ  unripe fruit
æôõ‡å‡Ê  í÷Š×   like eating
 
Speaking   harsh   words   when  sweet   words  are available  is   like
eating unripe   fruit   when   ripe   fruits   are   available.
   
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