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Chapter 78: படைச்செருக்கு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 78

Kural 773

படைச்செருக்கு

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திருக்குறள்

பேராண்மை என்ப தறுகண்ஒன் றுற்றக்கால் ஊராண்மை மற்றதன் எஃகு.

Peraanmai Enpa Tharukanon Rutrakkaal Ooraanmai Matradhan Eqku

“Valour is fight with fierce courage Mercy to the fallen is its edge”

Fierceness in hour of strife heroic greatness shows;Its edge is kindness to our suffering foes

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Kural #773

The Highest Form of Bravery

The story illustrates that while fighting is part of valor, being a benefactor to a defeated enemy is the highest peak of courage. The learned say that fierceness (incontest with a foe) is indeed great valour; but to become a benefactor in case of accident (to a foe) is the extreme (limit) of that valour

8–14 yr 2 min