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Thirukkural 746

Chapter 75: அரண் (The Fortification) · Wealth

Kural 746

எல்லாப் பொருளும் உடைத்தாய் இடத்துதவும்
நல்லாள் உடையது அரண்.

Ellaap Porulum Utaiththaai Itaththudhavum
Nallaal Utaiyadhu Aran

A fort, with all munitions amply stored, In time of need should good reserves afford

Meaning

A fort is that which has all (needful) things, and excellent heroes that can help it against destruction (by 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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