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Thirukkural 561

Chapter 57: வெருவந்த செய்யாமை (Absence of Terrorism) · Wealth

Kural 561

தக்காங்கு நாடித் தலைச்செல்லா வண்ணத்தால்
ஒத்தாங்கு ஒறுப்பது வேந்து.

Thakkaangu Naatith Thalaichchellaa Vannaththaal
Oththaangu Oruppadhu Vendhu

Who punishes, investigation made in due degree, So as to stay advance of crime, a king is he

Meaning

He is a king who having equitably examined (any injustice which has been brought to his notice), suitably punishes it, so that it may not be again committed.

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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