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Thirukkural 741

Chapter 75: அரண் (The Fortification) · Wealth

Kural 741

ஆற்று பவர்க்கும் அரண்பொருள் அஞ்சித்தற்
போற்று பவர்க்கும் பொருள்.

Aatru Pavarkkum Aranporul Anjiththar
Potru Pavarkkum Porul

A fort is wealth to those who act against their foes; Is wealth to them who, fearing, guard themselves from woes

Meaning

A fort is an object of importance to those who march (against their foes) as well as to those who through fear (of pursuers) would seek it for shelter.

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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