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Thirukkural 769

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

Kural 769

சிறுமையும் செல்லாத் துனியும் வறுமையும்
இல்லாயின் வெல்லும் படை.

Sirumaiyum Sellaath Thuniyum Varumaiyum
Illaayin Vellum Patai

Where weakness, clinging fear and povertyAre not, the host will gain the victory

Meaning

An army can triumph (over its foes) if it is free from diminution; irremediable aversion and poverty.

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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