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Thirukkural 590

Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல் (Detectives) · Wealth

Kural 590

சிறப்பறிய ஒற்றின்கண் செய்யற்க செய்யின்
புறப்படுத்தான் ஆகும் மறை.

Sirappariya Otrinkan Seyyarka Seyyin
Purappatuththaan Aakum Marai

Reward not trusty spy in others' sight, Or all the mystery will come to light

Meaning

Let not a king publicly confer on a spy any marks of his favour; if he does, he will divulge his own secret.

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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