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Chapter 73: அவையஞ்சாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 73

Kural 727

அவையஞ்சாமை

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திருக்குறள்

பகையகத்துப் பேடிகை ஒள்வாள் அவையகத்து அஞ்சு மவன்கற்ற நூல்.

Pakaiyakaththup Petikai Olvaal Avaiyakaththu Anju Mavankatra Nool

“Like eunuch's sword in field, is vain His lore who fears men of brain”

As shining sword before the foe which 'sexless being' bears,Is science learned by him the council's face who fears

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Kural #727

The Hidden Sword

The story illustrates that a learned person who lacks the courage to speak in an assembly is like a warrior with a sharp sword who is too timid to use it against foes. The learning of him who is diffident before an assembly is like the shining sword of an hermaphrodite in the presence of his foes

8–14 yr 1 min