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Thirukkural 742

Chapter 75: அரண் (The Fortification) · Wealth

Kural 742

மணிநீரும் மண்ணும் மலையும் அணிநிழற்
காடும் உடைய தரண்.

Manineerum Mannum Malaiyum Aninizhar
Kaatum Utaiya Tharan

A fort is that which owns fount of waters crystal clear, An open space, a hill, and shade of beauteous forest near

Meaning

A fort is that which has everlasting water, plains, mountains and cool shady forests.

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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