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Chapter 55: செங்கோன்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 55

Kural 548

செங்கோன்மை

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

எண்பதத்தான் ஓரா முறைசெய்யா மன்னவன் தண்பதத்தான் தானே கெடும்.

Enpadhaththaan Oraa Muraiseyyaa Mannavan Thanpadhaththaan Thaane Ketum

“Hard of access, the unjust king He shall himself his ruin bring”

Hard of access, nought searching out, with partial handThe king who rules, shall sink and perish from the land

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Kural #548

King Aryan and the Closed Doors

The story illustrates how a ruler's refusal to hear complaints leads to a loss of authority and respect. The king who gives not facile audience (to those who approach him), and who does not examine and pass judgment (on their complaints), will perish in disgrace

8–14 yr 2 min