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Chapter 56: கொடுங்கோன்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 56

Kural 556

கொடுங்கோன்மை

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திருக்குறள்

மன்னர்க்கு மன்னுதல் செங்கோன்மை அஃதின்றேல் மன்னாவாம் மன்னர்க் கொளி.

Mannarkku Mannudhal Sengonmai Aqdhindrel Mannaavaam Mannark Koli

“Glory endures by sceptre right Without it wanes the royal light”

To rulers' rule stability is sceptre right;When this is not, quenched is the rulers' light

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Kural #556

The King of Justice

The story shows that Vikram's fame endured only because he chose justice over mere power, reflecting the Kural's essence. Righteous government gives permanence to (the fame of) kings; without that their fame will have no endurance

8–14 yr 1 min