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Thirukkural 585

Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல் (Detectives) · Wealth

Kural 585

கடாஅ உருவொடு கண்ணஞ்சாது யாண்டும்
உகாஅமை வல்லதே ஒற்று.

Kataaa Uruvotu Kannanjaadhu Yaantum
Ukaaamai Valladhe Otru

Of unsuspected mien and all-unfearing eyes, Who let no secret out, are trusty spies

Meaning

A spy is one who is able to assume an appearance which may create no suspicion (in the minds of others), who fears no man's face, and who never reveals (his purpose).

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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