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Chapter 80: நட்பாராய்தல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 80

Kural 796

நட்பாராய்தல்

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

கேட்டினும் உண்டோர் உறுதி கிளைஞரை நீட்டி அளப்பதோர் கோல்.

Kettinum Untor Urudhi Kilaignarai Neetti Alappadhor Kol

“Is there a test like misfortune A rod to measure out kinsmen?”

Ruin itself one blessing lends:'Tis staff that measures out one's friends

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Kural #796

The True Measure of Friendship

The story illustrates that even in a moment of ruin or pain, there is a benefit: it serves as a tool to measure the true strength of one's relationships. Even in ruin there is some good; (for) it is a rod by which one may measure fully (the affection of one's) relations

6–10 yr 1 min