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Thirukkural 767

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

Kural 767

தார்தாங்கிச் செல்வது தானை தலைவந்த
போர்தாங்கும் தன்மை அறிந்து.

Thaardhaangich Chelvadhu Thaanai Thalaivandha
Pordhaangum Thanmai Arindhu

A valiant army bears the onslaught, onward goes, Well taught with marshalled ranks to meet their coming foes

Meaning

That is an army which knowing the art of warding off an impending struggle, can bear against the dust-van (of a hostile force).

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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