Tirukkural Chapter 48 - Couplets 4,5,6

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 48 - வலி அறிதல். CHAPTER 48 - KNOWING STRENGTH. *** 48/04.அமைந்தாங்கு ஒழுகான் அளவறியான் தன்னை வியந்தான் விரைந்து கெடும். 48/04. Amainthangu ozhughaan allavarriyaan thannai Viyandhaan virandhu kedum. 48/04. One who is not friendly but hating others, And not knowing his strength will get spoiled soon. *** Bhushan: A man cannot go by his own strength But he should move friendly with others. Chaitanya: One can't do a work alone, Not knowing the strength of his own, Nor taking help from any friend He'll get spoiled at the end. Where a work-force is required An individual with his own hand Cannot take up works Without help from others. His strength one must know, To find out how far he can go, In taking up a work individually And in doing it successfully? *** 48/05. பீலிபெய் சாகாடும் அச்சிறும்; அப்பண்டம் சால மிகுத்துப் பெயின். 48/05. Peelipei saakaadum achirrum; appanndam Saala miguththup peyin. 48/05. The axles of a cart will break even if there is an overload Of light weight peacock feathers. *** Bhushan: What is the weight of a peacock feather? It feathers are overloaded the axles of a cart will break. Chaitanya: Yes, all the feathers When they're put together Definitely weighs more Than a single feather. The strength of any material When they're in one bundle Will gather more weight To break any wooden cart. Like that, a single man Can't counts his strength With a team of men Who have more strength. *** 48/06. நுனிக்கொம்பர் ஏறினார் அஃதிறந்து ஊக்கின் உயிர்க்கிறுதி யாகி விடும். 48/06. Nunikkombar aerinaar akkthirandhu ookkin Uyirkkirudhi yaagi vidum. 48/06. If a man stands at the tip of a tree's branch and try to go up from there That climb will be last one to take up his life. *** Bhushan: One fool was sitting on the tip of a branch And was cutting the branch from the main trunk. Chaitanya: Yes, he'll fall down With the branch broken And will break his head While knocking the ground. Kalidasa, the shepherd sitting At the edge was cutting The branch from its trunk, That revealed his brain blank. In palanquin this fool was taken By the cunning ministers then And he was married to the princess To bring down her arrogance. ***