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Thirukkural 443

Chapter 45: பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல் (Seeking the Aid of Great Men) · Wealth

Kural 443

அரியவற்று ளெல்லாம் அரிதே பெரியாரைப்
பேணித் தமராக் கொளல்.

Ariyavatru Lellaam Aridhe Periyaaraip
Penith Thamaraak Kolal

To cherish men of mighty soul, and make them all their own, Of kingly treasures rare, as rarest gift is known

Meaning

To cherish great men and make them his own, is the most difficult of all difficult things.

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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