Resolute Effort
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ākka matarviṉāyc cellu macaivilā / vūkka muṭaiyā ṉuḻai.
Prosperity will ask the way and go to the person whose resolve does not waver.
▸Other translations · Pope (1886) & Aiyar (1916)
“The man of energy of soul inflexible, / Good fortune seeks him out and comes a friend to dwell.”
“Behold the man who remitteth not ever from his activity: Good Fortune inquireth the way to his home.”
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AI draft · pending reviewசெல்வ வளம்; நல்ல வாய்ப்பு
prosperity or favourable fortune
வழியைக் கேட்டுக்கொண்டு
asking the way
சென்று சேரும்
will go and arrive
தளர்ச்சி இல்லாத
unwavering
செயல்முனைப்பு
energetic resolve
அதை உடையவனின்
of the person who possesses it
அவனிடம்; அவனருகில்
to that person's side
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How to read the romanization
ā · ī · ū · ē · ō — hold these vowels longer than a, i, u, e, o.
ḻ (ழ) — a distinctive curled Tamil sound, often written “zh”.
ṟ (ற) — a crisp Tamil alveolar sound; doubled ṟṟ is held more strongly.
ṉ (ன்) — the lighter n heard at the end of words such as pakavaṉ.
Doubled consonants are held or strengthened. Romanization is a reading aid; the audio and Tamil script remain the best guides.