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Chapter 71: குறிப்பறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 71

Kural 704

குறிப்பறிதல்

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குறித்தது கூறாமைக் கொள்வாரோ டேனை உறுப்போ ரனையரால் வேறு.

Kuriththadhu Kooraamaik Kolvaaro Tenai Uruppo Ranaiyaraal Veru

“Untold, he who divines the thought Though same in form is quite apart”

Who reads what's shown by signs, though words unspoken be,In form may seem as other men, in function nobler far is he

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Kural #704

The Language of the Heart

The story illustrates the Kural by showing that while Kavin and Arjun appear identical, their mental capacity to perceive unstated needs makes them fundamentally different. Those who understand one's thoughts without being informed (thereof) and those who do not, may (indeed) resemble one another bodily; still are they different (mentally)

8–14 yr 2 min