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Thirukkural 694

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

Kural 694

செவிச்சொல்லும் சேர்ந்த நகையும் அவித்தொழுகல்
ஆன்ற பெரியா ரகத்து.

Sevichchollum Serndha Nakaiyum Aviththozhukal
Aandra Periyaa Rakaththu

All whispered words and interchange of smiles repress, In presence of the men who kingly power possess

Meaning

While in the presence of the sovereign, ministers should neither whisper to nor smile at others.

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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