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Chapter 64: அமைச்சு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 64

Kural 636

அமைச்சு

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

மதிநுட்பம் நூலோடு உடையார்க்கு அதிநுட்பம் யாவுள முன்நிற் பவை.

Madhinutpam Noolotu Utaiyaarkku Adhinutpam Yaavula Munnir Pavai

“Which subtler brain can stand before The keen in brain with learned love?”

When native subtilty combines with sound scholastic lore,'Tis subtilty surpassing all, which nothing stands before

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Kural #636

The Boy with the Bright Mind

The story illustrates how learning (books) and natural wit (acuteness) work together to solve complex problems, mirroring the Kural. What (contrivances) are there so acute as to resist those who possess natural acuteness in addition to learning ?

8–14 yr 1 min