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Chapter 57: வெருவந்த செய்யாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 57

Kural 567

வெருவந்த செய்யாமை

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திருக்குறள்

கடுமொழியும் கையிகந்த தண்டமும் வேந்தன் அடுமுரண் தேய்க்கும் அரம்.

Katumozhiyum Kaiyikandha Thantamum Vendhan Atumuran Theykkum Aram

“Reproofs rough and punishments rude Like files conquering power corrode”

Harsh words and punishments severe beyond the right,Are file that wears away the monarch's conquering might

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Kural #567

The Strength of Kindness

The story illustrates how the King's harshness was a weakness, reflecting the Kural's warning about losing power through cruelty. Severe words and excessive punishments will be a file to waste away a king's power for destroying (his enemies)

8–14 yr 2 min