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Thirukkural 698

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

Kural 698

இளையர் இனமுறையர் என்றிகழார் நின்ற
ஒளியோடு ஒழுகப் படும்.

Ilaiyar Inamuraiyar Endrikazhaar Nindra
Oliyotu Ozhukap Patum

Say not, 'He's young, my kinsman,' despising thus your king; But reverence the glory kingly state doth bring

Meaning

Ministers should behave in accordance with the (Divine) light in the person of kings and not despise them saying, "He is our junior (in age) and connected with our family!"

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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