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Chapter 57: வெருவந்த செய்யாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 57

Kural 569

வெருவந்த செய்யாமை

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திருக்குறள்

செருவந்த போழ்திற் சிறைசெய்யா வேந்தன் வெருவந்து வெய்து கெடும்.

Seruvandha Pozhdhir Siraiseyyaa Vendhan Veruvandhu Veydhu Ketum

“The king who builds not fort betimes Fears his foes in wars and dies”

Who builds no fort whence he may foe defy,In time of war shall fear and swiftly die

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Kural #569

The Prince and the Unprepared Fortress

The story illustrates that a leader who fails to prepare defenses during peace will succumb to fear and ruin during war. The king who has not provided himself with a place of defence, will in times of war be seized with fear and quickly perish

8–14 yr 2 min