பதினெண்கீழ்க்கணக்கு / Patinenkilkanakku

Kalavazhi Narpathu 5 · தெரிகணை யெஃகந் திறந்தவா யெல்லாம்

Crows that fed on blood in the wounds opened by arrows and spears lost their colour and looked like red-billed crow-pheasants.

Muthumozhikkanchi 5 · அல்ல பத்து

The Ten on What Is Not: (1) One who does not understand the home is no true spouse. (2) A home without a worthy spouse is no life. (3) A bond without kindness is neither kinship nor friendship. (4) One whose hand never tires of giving is no mere mountain of words. (5) One with a crooked heart is no friend. (6) Learning not taken to heart is not learning. (7) Toil that does not aim at living well is not true effort. (8) Giving outside dharma is not giving. (9) Austerity not kept in the right way is not austerity. (10) Age that has not grasped the life beyond is not maturity.

Naladiyar 5 · என்னானும் ஒன்றுதம் கையுறப் பெற்றக்கால்

Kural 6 · பொறிவாயில் ஐந்தவித்தான் பொய்தீர் ஒழுக்க

Those who stand firm on the path of truthful conduct laid down by the One who has quenched the five gateways of the senses will live long.

Inna Narpathu 6 · அறமனத்தார் கூறுங் கடுமொழியு மின்னா

Harsh words from the righteous are painful; for the brave to shirk and idle on the battlefield is painful; a gift from someone who is themselves in distress is painful; and the words that come from the mouth of the crooked are painful too.

Iniyavai Narpathu 6 · ஆற்றுந் துணையால் அறஞ்செய்கை முன்இனிதே

Doing good to the full measure of one's means is sweet; useful counsel from the worthy is sweet; and taking as one's protectors people who are trustworthy, not frivolous, is sweet too.

Kalavazhi Narpathu 6 · நானாற் றிசையும் பிணம்பிறங்க யானை

With corpses heaped in all four directions, the elephants lying in piles looked like great mountains shattered by thunderbolts from the sky: the field where the jewelled Chola king slew the enemy kings.

Muthumozhikkanchi 6 · இல்லைப் பத்து

The Ten on What Has No Equal: (1) There is no gain greater than good children. (2) There is no worth greater than knowing one's duty to others. (3) There is no better wish than a wish for what is fitting. (4) There is no worse wish than a wish for what is not. (5) There is no cruelty greater than hiding what one could give. (6) There is no death worse than a life without awareness. (7) There is no poverty greater than craving. (8) There is no legacy greater than fame. (9) There is no disgrace greater than begging. (10) There is no glory greater than giving to those who ask.

Naladiyar 6 · இழைத்தநாள் எல்லை இகவா பிழைத்தொரீஇக்

Kural 7 · தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால்

Except for those who reach the feet of the One who has no equal, it is hard to rid the mind of its worries.