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Chapter 40: கல்வி

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 40

Kural 392

கல்வி

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எண்ணென்ப ஏனை எழுத்தென்ப இவ்விரண்டும் கண்ணென்ப வாழும் உயிர்க்கு.

Ennenpa Enai Ezhuththenpa Ivvirantum Kannenpa Vaazhum Uyirkku

“Letter, number, art and science Of living kind both are the eyes”

The twain that lore of numbers and of letters giveAre eyes, the wise declare, to all on earth that live

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Kural #392

The Two Windows to the World

The story illustrates that reading and arithmetic are essential tools for navigating life, just as eyes are essential for sight. Letters and numbers are the two eyes of man

8–14 yr 2 min