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Chapter 72: அவையறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 72

Kural 711

அவையறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

அவையறிநது ஆராய்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின் தொகையறிந்த தூய்மை யவர்.

Avaiyarinadhu Aaraaindhu Solluka Sollin Thokaiyarindha Thooimai Yavar

“The pure in thought and eloquence Adapt their words to audience”

Men pure in heart, who know of words the varied force,Should to their audience known adapt their well-arranged discourse

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Kural #711

The Power of Pausing

The story illustrates the Kural's teaching that one should study the nature of the assembly and the facts before delivering speech. Let the pure who know the arrangement of words speak with deliberation after ascertaining (the nature of) the court (then assembled)

8–14 yr 2 min