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Thirukkural 713

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

Kural 713

அவையறியார் சொல்லல்மேற் கொள்பவர் சொல்லின்
வகையறியார் வல்லதூஉம் இல்.

Avaiyariyaar Sollalmer Kolpavar Sollin
Vakaiyariyaar Valladhooum Il

Unversed in councils, who essays to speakKnows not the way of suasive words,- and all is weak

Meaning

Those who undertake to speak without knowing the (nature of the) court are ignorant of the quality of words as well as devoid of the power (of learning).

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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