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Thirukkural 564

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

Kural 564

இறைகடியன் என்றுரைக்கும் இன்னாச்சொல் வேந்தன்
உறைகடுகி ஒல்லைக் கெடும்.

Iraikatiyan Endruraikkum Innaachchol Vendhan
Uraikatuki Ollaik Ketum

'Ah! cruel is our king', where subjects sadly say, His age shall dwindle, swift his joy of life decay

Meaning

The king who is spoken of as cruel will quickly perish; his life becoming shortened.

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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