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Thirukkural 387

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

Kural 387

இன்சொலால் ஈத்தளிக்க வல்லார்க்குத் தன்சொலால்
தான்கண் டனைத்திவ் வுலகு.

Insolaal Eeththalikka Vallaarkkuth Thansolaal
Thaankan Tanaiththiv Vulaku

With pleasant speech, who gives and guards with powerful liberal hand, He sees the world obedient all to his command

Meaning

The world will praise and submit itself to the mind of the king who is able to give with affability, and to protect all who come to him.

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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