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Chapter 74: நாடு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 74

Kural 737

நாடு

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திருக்குறள்

இருபுனலும் வாய்ந்த மலையும் வருபுனலும் வல்லரணும் நாட்டிற்கு உறுப்பு.

Irupunalum Vaaindha Malaiyum Varupunalum Vallaranum Naattirku Uruppu

“Waters up and down, hills and streams With strong forts as limbs country beams”

Waters from rains and springs, a mountain near, and waters thence;These make a land, with fortress' sure defence

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Kural #737

Prince Aryan's Four Pillars

The story illustrates that a state needs water (rain and rivers), mountains, and a fort to be complete and stable. The constituents of a kingdom are the two waters (from above and below), well situated hills and an undestructible fort

8–14 yr 1 min