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Thirukkural 383

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

Kural 383

தூங்காமை கல்வி துணிவுடைமை இம்மூன்றும்
நீங்கா நிலனான் பவர்க்கு.

Thoongaamai Kalvi Thunivutaimai Immoondrum
Neengaa Nilanaan Pavarkku

A sleepless promptitude, knowledge, decision strong:These three for aye to rulers of the land belong

Meaning

These three things, viz, vigilance, learning, and bravery, should never be wanting in the ruler of a country.

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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