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Chapter 42: கேள்வி

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 42

Kural 417

கேள்வி

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திருக்குறள்

பிழைத்துணர்ந்தும் பேதைமை சொல்லா ரிழைத்துணர்ந் தீண்டிய கேள்வி யவர்.

Pizhaith Thunarndhum Pedhaimai Sollaa Rizhaiththunarn Theentiya Kelvi Yavar

“Who listen well and learn sharply Not ev'n by slip speak foolishly”

Not e'en through inadvertence speak they foolish word,With clear discerning mind who've learning's ample lessons heard

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Kural #417

The Echo of Wisdom

The story illustrates how speaking without complete understanding leads to errors, reflecting the Kural's teaching on the importance of diligent listening. Not even when they have imperfectly understood (a matter), will those men speak foolishly, who have profoundly studied and diligently listened (to instruction)

8–14 yr 1 min