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Chapter 60: ஊக்கமுடைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 60

Kural 597

ஊக்கமுடைமை

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திருக்குறள்

சிதைவிடத்து ஒல்கார் உரவோர் புதையம்பிற் பட்டுப்பா டூன்றுங் களிறு.

Sidhaivitaththu Olkaar Uravor Pudhaiyampir Pattuppaa Toondrung Kaliru

“Elephants are firm when arrows hit Great minds keep fit ev'n in defeat”

The men of lofty mind quail not in ruin's fateful hour,The elephant retains his dignity mind arrows' deadly shower

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Kural #597

The Unshakable Spirit

The story mirrors the Kural by showing how Arjun, much like the elephant that stands firm despite being wounded, refuses to give up when his hard work is destroyed. The strong minded will not faint, even when all is lost; the elephant stands firm, even when wounded by a shower of arrows

8–14 yr 2 min