Kural Number: 0196 (Vizhiyappan's Translation)

{பால்: 1 - அறத்துப்பால்; இயல்: 02 - இல்லறவியல்; அதிகாரம்: 020 - பயனில சொல்லாமை; குறள் எண்: 0196}

{Division: 1 - Ethics ; Section: 02 - Family Ethics; Chapter: 020 - Not Speaking Bootless; Kural Number: 0196}

பயனில்சொல் பாராட்டு வானை மகன்எனல்
மக்கட் பதடி யெனல்

It's right to call those speak bootless
as chaff among people

Vizhiyappan's Commentary: It is right to call those, who have the habit of speaking bootless words, as chaff among the people rather than calling as human.

(Likewise...)

It is appropriate to call those, who have the custom of ruling without public welfare, as evil among the rulers rather than calling as leader.

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Link: Explanation in Tamil