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Thirukkural 583

Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல் (Detectives) · Wealth

Kural 583

ஒற்றினான் ஒற்றிப் பொருள்தெரியா மன்னவன்
கொற்றங் கொளக்கிடந்தது இல்.

Otrinaan Otrip Poruldheriyaa Mannavan
Kotrang Kolakkitandhadhu Il

By spies who spies, not weighing things they bring, Nothing can victory give to that unwary king

Meaning

There is no way for a king to obtain conquests, who knows not the advantage of discoveries made by a spy.

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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