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Thirukkural 768

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

Kural 768

அடல்தகையும் ஆற்றலும் இல்லெனினும் தானை
படைத்தகையால் பாடு பெறும்.

Ataldhakaiyum Aatralum Illeninum Thaanai
Pataiththakaiyaal Paatu Perum

Though not in war offensive or defensive skilled; An army gains applause when well equipped and drilled

Meaning

Though destitute of courage to fight and strength (to endure), an army may yet gain renown by the splendour of its appearance.

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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