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Thirukkural 546

Chapter 55: செங்கோன்மை (The Right Sceptre) · Wealth

Kural 546

வேலன்று வென்றி தருவது மன்னவன்
கோலதூஉங் கோடா தெனின்.

Velandru Vendri Tharuvadhu Mannavan
Koladhooung Kotaa Thenin

Not lance gives kings the victory, But sceptre swayed with equity

Meaning

It is not the javelin that gives victory, but the king's sceptre, if it do no injustice.

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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