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Thirukkural 711

Chapter 72: அவை அறிதல் (The Knowledge of the Council Chamber) · Wealth

Kural 711

அவையறிநது ஆராய்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
தொகையறிந்த தூய்மை யவர்.

Avaiyarinadhu Aaraaindhu Solluka Sollin
Thokaiyarindha Thooimai Yavar

Men pure in heart, who know of words the varied force, Should to their audience known adapt their well-arranged discourse

Meaning

Let the pure who know the arrangement of words speak with deliberation after ascertaining (the nature of) the court (then assembled).

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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