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Thirukkural 634

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

Kural 634

தெரிதலும் தேர்ந்து செயலும் ஒருதலையாச்
சொல்லலும் வல்லது அமைச்சு.

Theridhalum Therndhu Seyalum Orudhalaiyaach
Chollalum Valladhu Amaichchu

A minister has power to see the methods help afford, To ponder long, then utter calm conclusive word

Meaning

The minister is one who is able to comprehend (the whole nature of an undertaking), execute it in the best manner possible, and offer assuring advice (in time of necessity).

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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