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सुपूरा स्यात् कुनदिका सुपूरो मूषिकाञ्जलिः ।
सुसन्तुष्टः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनापि तुष्यति ॥ १४३ ॥

supūrā syāt kunadikā supūro mūṣikāñjaliḥ |
susantuṣṭaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakenāpi tuṣyati || 2.143 ||

A small river gets filled up easily; so is the cavity of the hands of a mouse; a mean fellow is contented easily with very little.

यत्रोत्साह-समारम्भो यत्रालस्य-विनिग्रहः ।
नय-विक्रम-संयोगस् तत्र श्रीर् अचला ध्रुवं ॥ १४४ ॥

yatrotsāha-samārambho yatrālasya-vinigrahaḥ |
naya-vikrama-saṃyogas tatra śrīr acalā dhruvaṃ || 2.144 ||
Where a project is started with enthusiasm, no let up of any kind and a combination of proper planning and courage, goddess maha Lakshmi resides in that place permanently.

ஆக்கம் அதர்வினாய்ச் செல்லும் அசைவிலா
ஊக்க முடையா னுழை.- Thirukkural-549
Behold the man who remits not ever from exertion; good fortune ( Lakshmi) will find its own way  to his home to dwell permanently.

तद् दैवम् इति सञ्चिन्त्य त्यजेन् नोद्योगम् आत्मनः ।
अनुयोगं विना तैलं तिलानां नोपजायते ॥ १४५ ॥
tad daivam iti sañcintya tyajen nodyogam ātmanaḥ |
anuyogaṃ vinā tailaṃ tilānāṃ nopajāyate || 2.145 ||
One should not think that every thing happens based on fate and hence make no effort; Oil cannot be extracted from sesame seeds without exertion.

यः स्तोकेनापि सन्तोषं कुरुते मन्दधीर् जनः ।
तस्य भाग्य-विहीनस्य दत्ता श्रीर् अपि मार्ज्यते ॥ १४६ ॥

yaḥ stokenāpi santoṣaṃ kurute mandadhīr janaḥ |
tasya bhāgya-vihīnasya dattā śrīr api mārjyate || 2.146 ||

Wealth, even though given to an unlucky man, who, dull witted, gets satisfied with little, passes off from him.

कृत-निश्चयिनो वन्द्यास् तुङ्गिमा नोपभुज्यते ।
चातकः को वराको ऽयं यस्येन्द्रो वारिवाहकः ॥ १४७ ॥

kṛta-niścayino vandyās tuṅgimā nopabhujyate |
cātakaḥ ko varāko 'yaṃ yasyendro vārivāhakaḥ || 2.147 ||

Such people are praiseworthy who act with resolution once having decided on certain course of action; mere high position is of no use; of what consequence is the poor chataka bird which has Indra for its water-bearer? 

तावत् स्यात् सर्व-कृत्येषु पुरुषो ऽत्र स्वयं प्रभुः ।
स्त्री-वाक्याङ्कुश-विक्षुण्णो यावन् नो ध्रियते बलात् ॥ १४८ ॥

tāvat syāt sarva-kṛtyeṣu puruṣo 'tra svayaṃ prabhuḥ |
strī-vākyāṅkuśa-vikṣuṇṇo yāvan no dhriyate balāt ||2.148 ||

A man is able to manage all his activities independently so long as he is not forcibly held back by his wife’s advice.

( In the "story of a jackal following a bull"- The wife says angrily to her husband that the scrotum of the bull will fall and he should get it, as she is bored of eating rat meat every day. )

அறவினையும் ஆன்ற பொருளும் பிறவினையும்
பெண்ஏவல் செய்வார்கண் இல். Thirukkural-909
No virtuous deed, no seemly wealth, no pleasure, rests
With them who live obedient to their wives' behests.

अकृत्यं मन्यते कृत्यं अगम्यं मन्यते सुगम् ।
अभक्ष्यं मन्यते भक्ष्यं स्त्री-वाक्य-प्रेरितो नरः ॥ १४९ ॥

akṛtyaṃ manyate kṛtyaṃ agamyaṃ manyate sugam |
abhakṣyaṃ manyate bhakṣyaṃ strī-vākya-prerito naraḥ || 2.149 ||

A man impelled by the words of a woman thinks what is unfit to be done as fit to do, inaccessible as accessible, and what is unfit to be eaten as fit to eat.

अग्निहोत्र-फला वेदाः शील-वृत्त-फलं श्रुतम् ।
रति-पुत्र-फला दारा दत्त-भुक्त-फलं धनम् ॥ १५० ॥

agnihotra-phalā vedāḥ śīla-vṛtta-phalaṃ śrutam |
rati-putra-phalā dārā datta-bhukta-phalaṃ dhanam || 2.150 ||

Vedas bestow the benefits due to performing of agnihotra; development of good character is the result of scriptural study; the reward of wives is love and children; the benefits of prosperity are enjoyment and charity.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH