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Thirukkural 692

Chapter 70: மன்னரைச் சேர்ந்து ஒழுகல் (Conduct in the Presence of the King) · Wealth

Kural 692

மன்னர் விழைப விழையாமை மன்னரால்
மன்னிய ஆக்கந் தரும்.

Mannar Vizhaipa Vizhaiyaamai Mannaraal
Manniya Aakkan Tharum

To those who prize not state that kings are wont to prize, The king himself abundant wealth supplies

Meaning

For ministers not to cover the things desired by their kings will through the kings themselves yield them everlasting wealth.

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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