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Thirukkural 445

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

Kural 445

சூழ்வார்கண் ணாக ஒழுகலான் மன்னவன்
சூழ்வாரைக் சூழ்ந்து கொளல்.

Soozhvaarkan Naaka Ozhukalaan Mannavan
Soozhvaaraik Soozhndhu Kolal

The king, since counsellors are monarch's eyes, Should counsellors select with counsel wise

Meaning

As a king must use his ministers as eyes (in managing his kingdom), let him well examine their character and qualifications before he engages them.

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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