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Thirukkural 762

Chapter 77: படை மாட்சி (The Excellence of an Army) · Wealth

Kural 762

உலைவிடத்து ஊறஞ்சா வன்கண் தொலைவிடத்துத்
தொல்படைக் கல்லால் அரிது.

Ulaivitaththu Ooranjaa Vankan Tholaivitaththuth
Tholpataik Kallaal Aridhu

In adverse hour, to face undaunted might of conquering foe, Is bravery that only veteran host can show

Meaning

Ancient army can alone have the valour which makes it stand by its king at the time of defeat, fearless of wounds and unmindful of its reduced strength.

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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