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Thirukkural 721

Chapter 73: அவை அஞ்சாமை (Not to dread the Council) · Wealth

Kural 721

வகையறிந்து வல்லவை வாய்சோரார் சொல்லின்
தொகையறிந்த தூய்மை யவர்.

Vakaiyarindhu Vallavai Vaaisoraar Sollin
Thokaiyarindha Thooimai Yavar

Men, pure in heart, who know of words the varied force, The mighty council's moods discern, nor fail in their discourse

Meaning

The pure who know the classification of words having first ascertained the nature (of the court) will not (through fear) falter in their speech before the powerful body.

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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