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Thirukkural 647

Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை (Power of Speech) · Wealth

Kural 647

சொலல்வல்லன் சோர்விலன் அஞ்சான் அவனை
இகல்வெல்லல் யார்க்கும் அரிது.

Solalvallan Sorvilan Anjaan Avanai
Ikalvellal Yaarkkum Aridhu

Mighty in word, of unforgetful mind, of fearless speech,'Tis hard for hostile power such man to overreach

Meaning

It is impossible for any one to conquer him by intrique who possesses power of speech, and is neither faulty nor timid.

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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