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Chapter 69: தூது

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 69

Kural 683

தூது

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திருக்குறள்

நூலாருள் நூல்வல்லன் ஆகுதல் வேலாருள் வென்றி வினையுரைப்பான் பண்பு.

Noolaarul Noolvallan Aakudhal Velaarul Vendri Vinaiyuraippaan Panpu

“Savant among savants, he pleads Before lanced king, triumphant words”

Mighty in lore amongst the learned must he be,Midst jav'lin-bearing kings who speaks the words of victory

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Kural #683

The Power of Words

The story illustrates that a skilled envoy wins through intellect and ethical reasoning among the learned, rather than through force. To be powerful in politics among those who are learned (in ethics) is the character of him who speaks

8–14 yr 1 min