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Thirukkural 631

Chapter 64: அமைச்சு (The Office of Minister of state) · Wealth

Kural 631

கருவியும் காலமும் செய்கையும் செய்யும்
அருவினையும் மாண்டது அமைச்சு.

Karuviyum Kaalamum Seykaiyum Seyyum
Aruvinaiyum Maantadhu Amaichchu

A minister is he who grasps, with wisdom large, Means, time, work's mode, and functions rare he must discharge

Meaning

The minister is one who can make an excellent choice of means, time, manner of execution, and the difficult undertaking (itself).

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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