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Thirukkural 764

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

Kural 764

அழிவின்றி அறைபோகா தாகி வழிவந்த
வன்க ணதுவே படை.

Azhivindri Araipokaa Thaaki Vazhivandha
Vanka Nadhuve Patai

That is a host, by no defeats, by no desertions shamed, For old hereditary courage famed

Meaning

That indeed is an army which has stood firm of old without suffering destruction or deserting (to the enemy).

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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