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Chapter 42: கேள்வி

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 42

Kural 420

கேள்வி

Position 10/10

திருக்குறள்

செவியிற் சுவையுணரா வாயுணர்வின் மாக்கள் அவியினும் வாழினும் என்?

Seviyir Suvaiyunaraa Vaayunarvin Maakkal Aviyinum Vaazhinum En?

“Who taste by mouth and not by ear What if they fare ill or well here?”

His mouth can taste, but ear no taste of joy can give!What matter if he die, or prosperous live

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Kural #420

The King's Listening Ear

The story illustrates the Kural's message that relying on hearsay (the ear) instead of direct perception (the taste/essence) leads to a failure in judging true quality. What does it matter whether those men live or die, who can judge of tastes by the mouth, and not by the ear ?

8–14 yr 2 min