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Thirukkural 772

Chapter 78: படைச் செருக்கு (Military Spirit) · Wealth

Kural 772

கான முயலெய்த அம்பினில் யானை
பிழைத்தவேல் ஏந்தல் இனிது.

Kaana Muyaleydha Ampinil Yaanai
Pizhaiththavel Endhal Inidhu

Who aims at elephant, though dart should fail, has greater praiseThan he who woodland hare with winged arrow slays

Meaning

It is more pleasant to hold the dart that has missed an elephant than that which has hit hare in the forest.

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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