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Thirukkural 560

Chapter 56: கொடுங்கோன்மை (The Cruel Sceptre) · Wealth

Kural 560

ஆபயன் குன்றும் அறுதொழிலோர் நூல்மறப்பர்
காவலன் காவான் எனின்.

Aapayan Kundrum Arudhozhilor Noolmarappar
Kaavalan Kaavaan Enin

Where guardian guardeth not, udder of kine grows dry, And Brahmans' sacred lore will all forgotten lie

Meaning

If the guardian (of the country) neglects to guard it, the produce of the cows will fail, and the men of six duties viz, the Brahmins will forget the vedas.

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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