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Chapter 74: நாடு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 74

Kural 735

நாடு

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திருக்குறள்

பல்குழுவும் பாழ்செய்யும் உட்பகையும் வேந்தலைக்கும் கொல்குறும்பும் இல்லது நாடு.

Palkuzhuvum Paazhseyyum Utpakaiyum Vendhalaikkum Kolkurumpum Illadhu Naatu

“Sects and ruinous foes are nil No traitors in a land tranquil”

From factions free, and desolating civil strife, and bandOf lurking murderers that king afflict, that is the 'land'

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Kural #735

The Peace of Green Valley

The story illustrates that a state or community is only secure when it is free from irregular associations, internal enemies, and disruptive groups that undermine leadership. A kingdom is that which is without various (irregular) associations, destructive internal enemies, and murderous savages who (sometimes) harass the sovereign

8–14 yr 1 min