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Chapter 72: அவையறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 72

Kural 718

அவையறிதல்

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

உணர்வ துடையார்முன் சொல்லல் வளர்வதன் பாத்தியுள் நீர்சொரிந் தற்று.

Unarva Thutaiyaarmun Sollal Valarvadhan Paaththiyul Neersorin Thatru

“To address understanding ones Is to water beds of growing grains”

To speak where understanding hearers you obtain,Is sprinkling water on the fields of growing grain

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Kural #718

The Growing Seed and the Gentle Rain

The story illustrates that for capable individuals, minimal and timely guidance is more effective than long lectures, mirroring the Kural. Lecturing to those who have the ability to understand (for themselves) is like watering a bed of plants that are growing (of themselves)

8–14 yr 2 min