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Chapter 75: அரண்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 75

Kural 749

அரண்

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திருக்குறள்

முனைமுகத்து மாற்றலர் சாய வினைமுகத்து வீறெய்தி மாண்ட தரண்.

Munaimukaththu Maatralar Saaya Vinaimukaththu Veereydhi Maanta Tharan

“A fort it is that fells the foes And gains by deeds a name glorious”

At outset of the strife a fort should foes dismay;And greatness gain by deeds in every glorious day

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Kural #749

The Fortress of Wits

The story illustrates the Kural by showing that a fort's excellence is derived from the stratagems used by its inhabitants to defeat enemies. A fort is that which derives excellence from the stratagems made (by its inmates) to defeat their enemies in the battlefield

8–14 yr 2 min