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Thirukkural 717

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

Kural 717

கற்றறிந்தார் கல்வி விளங்கும் கசடறச்
சொல்தெரிதல் வல்லார் அகத்து.

Katrarindhaar Kalvi Vilangum Kasatarach
Choldheridhal Vallaar Akaththu

The learning of the learned sage shines brightTo those whose faultless skill can value it aright

Meaning

The learning of those who have read and understood (much) will shine in the assembly of those who faultlessly examine (the nature of) words.

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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