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Chapter 75: அரண்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 75

Kural 745

அரண்

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திருக்குறள்

கொளற்கரிதாய்க் கொண்டகூழ்த் தாகி அகத்தார் நிலைக்கெளிதாம் நீரது அரண்.

Kolarkaridhaaik Kontakoozhth Thaaki Akaththaar Nilaikkelidhaam Neeradhu Aran

“Impregnable with stores of food Cosy to live-That fort is good”

Impregnable, containing ample stores of food,A fort for those within, must be a warlike station good

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Kural #745

The Unshakable Fortress

The story illustrates the Kural's definition of a fort: it must be hard to capture, abundant in resources, and a stable place for its inhabitants. A fort is that which cannot be captured, which abounds in suitable provisions, and affords a position of easy defence to its inmates

8–14 yr 1 min