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Thirukkural 763

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Kural 763

ஒலித்தக்கால் என்னாம் உவரி எலிப்பகை
நாகம் உயிர்ப்பக் கெடும்.

Oliththakkaal Ennaam Uvari Ela�ppakai
Naakam Uyirppak Ketum

Though, like the sea, the angry mice send forth their battle cry; What then? The dragon breathes upon them, and they die

Meaning

What if (a host of) hostile rats roar like the sea ? They will perish at the mere breath of the cobra.

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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