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Thirukkural 485

Chapter 49: காலமறிதல் (Knowing the fitting Time) · Wealth

Kural 485

காலம் கருதி இருப்பர் கலங்காது
ஞாலம் கருது பவர்.

Kaalam Karudhi Iruppar Kalangaadhu
Gnaalam Karudhu Pavar

Who think the pendant world itself to subjugate, With mind unruffled for the fitting time must wait

Meaning

They who thoughtfully consider and wait for the (right) time (for action), may successfully meditate (the conquest of) the world.

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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