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Thirukkural 789

Kural 789

நட்பிற்கு வீற்றிருக்கை யாதெனின் கொட்பின்றி
ஒல்லும்வாய் ஊன்றும் நிலை.

Natpirku Veetrirukkai Yaadhenin Kotpindri
Ollumvaai Oondrum Nilai

And where is friendship's royal seat? In stable mind, Where friend in every time of need support may find

Meaning

Friendship may be said to be on its throne when it possesses the power of supporting one at all times and under all circumstances, (in the practice or virtue and wealth).

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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