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Thirukkural 645

Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை (Power of Speech) · Wealth

Kural 645

சொல்லுக சொல்லைப் பிறிதோர்சொல் அச்சொல்லை
வெல்லுஞ்சொல் இன்மை அறிந்து.

Solluka Sollaip Piridhorsol Achchollai
Vellunjol Inmai Arindhu

Speak out your speech, when once 'tis past disputeThat none can utter speech that shall your speech refute

Meaning

Deliver your speech, after assuring yourself that no counter speech can defeat your own.

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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