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Thirukkural 569

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

Kural 569

செருவந்த போழ்திற் சிறைசெய்யா வேந்தன்
வெருவந்து வெய்து கெடும்.

Seruvandha Pozhdhir Siraiseyyaa Vendhan
Veruvandhu Veydhu Ketum

Who builds no fort whence he may foe defy, In time of war shall fear and swiftly die

Meaning

The king who has not provided himself with a place of defence, will in times of war be seized with fear and quickly perish.

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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