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Thirukkural 382

Chapter 39: இறைமாட்சி (The Greatness of a King) · Wealth

Kural 382

அஞ்சாமை ஈகை அறிவூக்கம் இந்நான்கும்
எஞ்சாமை வேந்தர்க் கியல்பு.

Anjaamai Eekai Arivookkam Innaankum
Enjaamai Vendhark Kiyalpu

Courage, a liberal hand, wisdom, and energy: these fourAre qualities a king adorn for evermore

Meaning

Never to fail in these four things, fearlessness, liberality, wisdom, and energy, is the kingly character.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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