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Thirukkural 648

Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை (Power of Speech) · Wealth

Kural 648

விரைந்து தொழில்கேட்கும் ஞாலம் நிரந்தினிது
சொல்லுதல் வல்லார்ப் பெறின்.

Viraindhu Thozhilketkum Gnaalam Nirandhinidhu
Solludhal Vallaarp Perin

Swiftly the listening world will gather round, When men of mighty speech the weighty theme propound

Meaning

If there be those who can speak on various subjects in their proper order and in a pleasing manner, the world would readily accept them.

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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