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Chapter 50: இடனறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 50

Kural 491

இடனறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

தொடங்கற்க எவ்வினையும் எள்ளற்க முற்றும் இடங்கண்ட பின்அல் லது.

Thotangarka Evvinaiyum Ellarka Mutrum Itanganta Pinal Ladhu

“No action take, no foe despise Until you have surveyed the place”

Begin no work of war, depise no foe,Till place where you can wholly circumvent you know

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Kural #491

The Wise King and the Hidden Path

The story illustrates the Kural's wisdom that one should not engage an opponent or start a task until the proper ground or situation is identified. Let not (a king) despise (an enemy), nor undertake any thing (against him), until he has obtained (a suitable) place for besieging him

8–14 yr 2 min