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Thirukkural 571

Chapter 58: கண்ணோட்டம் (Benignity) · Wealth

Kural 571

கண்ணோட்டம் என்னும் கழிபெருங் காரிகை
உண்மையான் உண்டிவ் வுலகு.

Kannottam Ennum Kazhiperung Kaarikai
Unmaiyaan Untiv Vulaku

Since true benignity, that grace exceeding great, residesIn kingly souls, world in happy state abides

Meaning

The world exists through that greatest ornament (of princes), a gracious demeanour.

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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