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Chapter 50: இடனறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 50

Kural 496

இடனறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

கடலோடா கால்வல் நெடுந்தேர் கடலோடும் நாவாயும் ஓடா நிலத்து.

Katalotaa Kaalval Netundher Katalotum Naavaayum Otaa Nilaththu

“Sea-going ship goes not on shore Nor on sea the strong-wheeled car”

The lofty car, with mighty wheel, sails not o'er watery main,The boat that skims the sea, runs not on earth's hard plain

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Kural #496

The Right Place for Everything

The story illustrates that just as a chariot cannot run on water and a ship cannot move on land, skills must match the environment. Wide chariots, with mighty wheels, will not run on the ocean; neither will ships that the traverse ocean, move on the earth

8–14 yr 2 min