Thirukkural · பொருட்பால் · தூது

Thirukkural 687

Kural 687

கடனறிந்து காலங் கருதி இடனறிந்து
எண்ணி உரைப்பான் தலை.

Katanarindhu Kaalang Karudhi Itanarindhu
Enni Uraippaan Thalai

He is the best who knows what's due, the time considered well, The place selects, then ponders long ere he his errand tell

Meaning

He is chief (among ambassadors) who understands the proper decorum (before foreign princes), seeks the (proper) occasion, knows the (most suitable) place, and delivers his message after (due).

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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