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Thirukkural 766

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

Kural 766

மறமானம் மாண்ட வழிச்செலவு தேற்றம்
எனநான்கே ஏமம் படைக்கு.

Maramaanam Maanta Vazhichchelavu Thetram
Enanaanke Emam Pataikku

Valour with honour, sure advance in glory's path, with confidence; To warlike host these four are sure defence

Meaning

Valour, honour, following in the excellent-footsteps (of its predecessors) and trust-worthiness; these four alone constitute the safeguard of an army.

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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