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Chapter 69: தூது

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 69

Kural 684

தூது

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திருக்குறள்

அறிவுரு வாராய்ந்த கல்விஇம் மூன்றன் செறிவுடையான் செல்க வினைக்கு.

Arivuru Vaaraaindha Kalviim Moondran Serivutaiyaan Selka Vinaikku

“Who has these three: good form, sense, lore Can act as bold ambassador”

Sense, goodly grace, and knowledge exquisiteWho hath these three for envoy's task is fit

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Kural #684

The Perfect Messenger

The story illustrates the Kural's teaching that a successful envoy must possess three qualities: learning, an attractive bearing, and steady sense/judgment. He may go on a mission (to foreign rulers) who has combined in him all these three viz, (natural) sense, an attractive bearing and well-tried learning

8–14 yr 2 min