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Thirukkural 744

Chapter 75: அரண் (The Fortification) · Wealth

Kural 744

சிறுகாப்பிற் பேரிடத்த தாகி உறுபகை
ஊக்கம் அழிப்ப தரண்.

Sirukaappir Peritaththa Thaaki Urupakai
Ookkam Azhippa Tharan

A fort must need but slight defence, yet ample be, Defying all the foeman's energy

Meaning

A fort is that which has an extensive space within, but only small places to be guarded, and such as can destroy the courage of besieging 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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