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Thirukkural 544

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Kural 544

குடிதழீஇக் கோலோச்சும் மாநில மன்னன்
அடிதழீஇ நிற்கும் உலகு.

Kutidhazheeik Kolochchum Maanila Mannan
Atidhazheei Nirkum Ulaku

Whose heart embraces subjects all, lord over mighty landWho rules, the world his feet embracing stands

Meaning

The world will constantly embrace the feet of the great king who rules over his subjects with love.

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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