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Thirukkural 581

Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல் (Detectives) · Wealth

Kural 581

ஒற்றும் உரைசான்ற நூலும் இவையிரண்டும்
தெற்றென்க மன்னவன் கண்.

Otrum Uraisaandra Noolum Ivaiyirantum
Thetrenka Mannavan Kan

These two: the code renowned and spies, In these let king confide as eyes

Meaning

Let a king consider as his eyes these two things, a spy and a book (of laws) universally esteemed.

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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