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Thirukkural 599

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Kural 599

பரியது கூர்ங்கோட்டது ஆயினும் யானை
஦வ்ருஉம் புலிதாக் குறின்.

Pariyadhu Koorngottadhu Aayinum Yaanai
Veruum Pulidhaak Kurin

Huge bulk of elephant with pointed tusk all armed, When tiger threatens shrinks away alarmed

Meaning

Although the elephant has a large body, and a sharp tusk, yet it fears the attack of the tiger.

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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