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Thirukkural 737

Kural 737

இருபுனலும் வாய்ந்த மலையும் வருபுனலும்
வல்லரணும் நாட்டிற்கு உறுப்பு.

Irupunalum Vaaindha Malaiyum Varupunalum
Vallaranum Naattirku Uruppu

Waters from rains and springs, a mountain near, and waters thence; These make a land, with fortress' sure defence

Meaning

The constituents of a kingdom are the two waters (from above and below), well situated hills and an undestructible fort.

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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