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Thirukkural 665

Chapter 67: வினைத்திட்பம் (Power in Action) · Wealth

Kural 665

வீறெய்தி மாண்டார் வினைத்திட்பம் வேந்தன்கண்
ஊறெய்தி உள்ளப் படும்.

Veereydhi Maantaar Vinaiththitpam Vendhankan
Ooreydhi Ullap Patum

The power in act of men renowned and great, With king acceptance finds and fame through all the state

Meaning

The firmness in action of those who have become great by the excellence (of their counsel) will, by attaining its fulfilment in the person of the king, be esteemed (by all).

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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