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Thirukkural 610

Chapter 61: மடி இன்மை (Unsluggishness) · Wealth

Kural 610

மடியிலா மன்னவன் எய்தும் அடியளந்தான்
தாஅய தெல்லாம் ஒருங்கு.

Matiyilaa Mannavan Eydhum Atiyalandhaan
Thaaaya Thellaam Orungu

The king whose life from sluggishness is rid, Shall rule o'er all by foot of mighty god bestrid

Meaning

The king who never gives way to idleness will obtain entire possession of (the whole earth) passed over by him who measured (the worlds) with His foot.

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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