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Thirukkural 734

Kural 734

உறுபசியும் ஓவாப் பிணியும் செறுபகையும்
சேரா தியல்வது நாடு.

Urupasiyum Ovaap Piniyum Serupakaiyum
Seraa Thiyalvadhu Naatu

That is a 'land' whose peaceful annals know, Nor famine fierce, nor wasting plague, nor ravage of the foe

Meaning

A kingdom is that which continues to be free from excessive starvation, irremediable epidemics, and destructive foes.

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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