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Chapter 65: சொல்வன்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 65

Kural 646

சொல்வன்மை

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திருக்குறள்

வேட்பத்தாஞ் சொல்லிப் பிறர்சொல் பயன்கோடல் மாட்சியின் மாசற்றார் கோள்.

Vetpaththaanj Chollip Pirarsol Payankotal Maatchiyin Maasatraar Kol

“Spotless men speak what is sweet And grasp in others what is meet”

Charming each hearer's ear, of others' words to seize the sense,Is method wise of men of spotless excellence

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Kural #646

The Prince's Golden Words

The story illustrates the Kural's teaching that a wise person must grasp the meaning of what others say and speak in a way that makes others desire to listen. It is the opinion of those who are free from defects in diplomacy that the minister should speak so as to make his hearers desire (to hear more) and grasp the meaning of what he hears himself

8–14 yr 2 min