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Thirukkural 513

Chapter 52: தெரிந்து வினையாடல் (Selection and Employment) · Wealth

Kural 513

அன்பறிவு தேற்றம் அவாவின்மை இந்நான்கும்
நன்குடையான் கட்டே தெளிவு.

Anparivu Thetram Avaavinmai Innaankum
Nankutaiyaan Katte Thelivu

A loyal love with wisdom, clearness, mind from avarice free; Who hath these four good gifts should ever trusted be

Meaning

Let the choice (of a king) fall upon him who largely possesses these four things, love, knowledge, a clear mind and freedom from covetousness.

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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