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Thirukkural 680

Chapter 68: வினை செயல்வகை (Modes of Action) · Wealth

Kural 680

உறைசிறியார் உள்நடுங்கல் அஞ்சிக் குறைபெறின்
கொள்வர் பெரியார்ப் பணிந்து.

Uraisiriyaar Ulnatungal Anjik Kuraiperin
Kolvar Periyaarp Panindhu

The men of lesser realm, fearing the people's inward dread, Accepting granted terms, to mightier ruler bow the head

Meaning

Ministers of small states, afraid of their people being frightened, will yield to and acknowledge their superior foes, if the latter offer them a chance of reconciliation.

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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