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Thirukkural 646

Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை (Power of Speech) · Wealth

Kural 646

வேட்பத்தாஞ் சொல்லிப் பிறர்சொல் பயன்கோடல்
மாட்சியின் மாசற்றார் கோள்.

Vetpaththaanj Chollip Pirarsol Payankotal
Maatchiyin Maasatraar Kol

Charming each hearer's ear, of others' words to seize the sense, Is method wise of men of spotless excellence

Meaning

It is the opinion of those who are free from defects in diplomacy that the minister should speak so as to make his hearers desire (to hear more) and grasp the meaning of what he hears himself.

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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