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Thirukkural 491

Chapter 50: இடனறிதல் (Knowing the Place) · Wealth

Kural 491

தொடங்கற்க எவ்வினையும் எள்ளற்க முற்றும்
இடங்கண்ட பின்அல் லது.

Thotangarka Evvinaiyum Ellarka Mutrum
Itanganta Pinal Ladhu

Begin no work of war, depise no foe, Till place where you can wholly circumvent you know

Meaning

Let not (a king) despise (an enemy), nor undertake any thing (against him), until he has obtained (a suitable) place for besieging him.

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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