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Chapter 56: கொடுங்கோன்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 56

Kural 554

கொடுங்கோன்மை

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கூழுங் குடியும் ஒருங்கிழக்கும் கோல்கோடிச் சூழாது செய்யும் அரசு.

Koozhung Kutiyum Orungizhakkum Kolkotich Choozhaadhu Seyyum Arasu

“The king shall wealth and subjects lose If his sceptre he dares abuse”

Whose rod from right deflects, who counsel doth refuse,At once his wealth and people utterly shall lose

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Kural #554

The King and the Lost Trust

The story illustrates how the King's hasty and unfair decision led to the loss of both his prosperity and his people, mirroring Kural 554. The king, who, without reflecting (on its evil consequences), perverts justice, will lose at once both his wealth and his subjects

6–10 yr 1 min