Thirukkural · பொருட்பால் · தூது

Thirukkural 690

Kural 690

இறுதி பயப்பினும் எஞ்சாது இறைவற்கு
உறுதி பயப்பதாம் தூது.

Irudhi Payappinum Enjaadhu Iraivarku
Urudhi Payappadhaam Thoodhu

Death to the faithful one his embassy may bring; To envoy gains assured advantage for his king

Meaning

He is the ambassador who fearlessly seeks his sovereign's good though it should cost him his life (to deliver his message).

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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