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Chapter 75: அரண்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 75

Kural 747

அரண்

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திருக்குறள்

முற்றியும் முற்றா தெறிந்தும் அறைப்படுத்தும் பற்றற் கரியது அரண்.

Mutriyum Mutraa Therindhum Araippatuththum Patrar Kariyadhu Aran

“Besieging foes a fort withstands Darts and mines of treacherous hands”

A fort should be impregnable to foes who gird it round,Or aim there darts from far, or mine beneath the ground

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Kural #747

The Unshakable Fortress

The story illustrates the Kural's definition of a perfect fortification by showing it surviving all three methods of capture mentioned in the verse. A fort is that which cannot be captured by blockading, assaulting, or undermining it

8–14 yr 1 min