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Thirukkural 547

Chapter 55: செங்கோன்மை (The Right Sceptre) · Wealth

Kural 547

இறைகாக்கும் வையகம் எல்லாம் அவனை
முறைகாக்கும் முட்டாச் செயின்.

Iraikaakkum Vaiyakam Ellaam Avanai
Muraikaakkum Muttaach Cheyin

The king all the whole realm of earth protects; And justice guards the king who right respects

Meaning

The king defends the whole world; and justice, when administered without defect, defends the king.

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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