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Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 59

Kural 589

ஒற்றாடல்

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திருக்குறள்

ஒற்றெற் றுணராமை ஆள்க உடன்மூவர் சொற்றொக்க தேறப் படும்.

Otrer Runaraamai Aalka Utanmoovar Sotrokka Therap Patum

“Engage the spies alone, apart When three agree confirm report”

One spy must not another see: contrive it so;And things by three confirmed as truth you know

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Kural #589

The Truth in Three Voices

The story illustrates the Kural's wisdom that a leader should rely on information only when three different sources provide the same account. Let a king employ spies so that one may have no knowledge of the other; and when the information of three agrees together, let him receive it

8–14 yr 2 min