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Thirukkural 712

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

Kural 712

இடைதெரிந்து நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
நடைதெரிந்த நன்மை யவர்.

Itaidherindhu Nankunarndhu Solluka Sollin
Nataidherindha Nanmai Yavar

Good men to whom the arts of eloquence are known, Should seek occasion meet, and say what well they've made their own

Meaning

Let the good who know the uses of words speak with a clear knowledge after ascertaining the time (suited to the court).

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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