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Thirukkural 587

Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல் (Detectives) · Wealth

Kural 587

மறைந்தவை கேட்கவற் றாகி அறிந்தவை
ஐயப்பாடு இல்லதே ஒற்று.

Maraindhavai Ketkavar Raaki Arindhavai
Aiyappaatu Illadhe Otru

A spy must search each hidden matter out, And full report must render, free from doubt

Meaning

A spy is one who is able to discover what is hidden and who retains no doubt concerning what he has known.

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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