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Thirukkural 542

Chapter 55: செங்கோன்மை (The Right Sceptre) · Wealth

Kural 542

வானோக்கி வாழும் உலகெல்லாம் மன்னவன்
கோல் நோக்கி வாழுங் குடி.

Vaanokki Vaazhum Ulakellaam Mannavan
Kol Nokki Vaazhung Kuti

All earth looks up to heav'n whence raindrops fall; All subjects look to king that ruleth all

Meaning

When there is rain, the living creation thrives; and so when the king rules justly, his subjects thrive.

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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