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Thirukkural 770

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

Kural 770

நிலைமக்கள் சால உடைத்தெனினும் தானை
தலைமக்கள் இல்வழி இல்.

Nilaimakkal Saala Utaiththeninum Thaanai
Thalaimakkal Ilvazhi Il

Though men abound, all ready for the war, No army is where no fit leaders are

Meaning

Though an army may contain a large number of permanent soldiers, it cannot last if it has no generals.

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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