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Chapter 71: குறிப்பறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 71

Kural 705

குறிப்பறிதல்

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குறிப்பிற் குறிப்புணரா வாயின் உறுப்பினுள் என்ன பயத்தவோ கண்?

Kurippir Kurippunaraa Vaayin Uruppinul Enna Payaththavo Kan?

“Among senses what for is eye If thought by thought one can't descry?”

By sign who knows not sings to comprehend, what gain,'Mid all his members, from his eyes does he obtain

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Kural #705

The Eyes That See More

The story illustrates that sight is meaningless if it cannot interpret the subtle indications and non-verbal cues of others, reflecting Kural 705. Of what use are the eyes amongst one's members, if they cannot by their own indications dive those of another ?

8–14 yr 2 min