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Thirukkural 386

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

Kural 386

காட்சிக் கெளியன் கடுஞ்சொல்லன் அல்லனேல்
மீக்கூறும் மன்னன் நிலம்

Kaatchik Keliyan Katunjollan Allanel
Meekkoorum Mannan Nilam

Where king is easy of access, where no harsh word repels, That land's high praises every subject swells

Meaning

The whole world will exalt the country of the king who is easy of access, and who is free from harsh language.

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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