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Thirukkural 471

Chapter 48: வலியறிதல் (The Knowledge of Power) · Wealth

Kural 471

வினைவலியும் தன்வலியும் மாற்றான் வலியும்
துணைவலியும் தூக்கிச் செயல்.

Vinaivaliyum Thanvaliyum Maatraan Valiyum
Thunaivaliyum Thookkich Cheyal

The force the strife demands, the force he owns, the force of foes, The force of friends; these should he weigh ere to the war he goes

Meaning

Let (one) weigh well the strength of the deed (he purposes to do), his own strength, the strength of his enemy, and the strength of the allies (of both), and then let him act.

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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