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Thirukkural 421

Chapter 43: அறிவுடைமை (The Possession of Knowledge) · Wealth

Kural 421

அறிவற்றங் காக்குங் கருவி செறுவார்க்கும்
உள்ளழிக்க லாகா அரண்.

Arivatrang Kaakkung Karuvi Seruvaarkkum
Ullazhikka Laakaa Aran

True wisdom wards off woes, A circling fortress high; Its inner strength man's eager foes Unshaken will defy

Meaning

Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction; it is an inner fortress which enemies cannot destroy.

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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