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Chapter 87: பகைமாட்சி

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 87

Kural 862

பகைமாட்சி

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திருக்குறள்

அன்பிலன் ஆன்ற துணையிலன் தான்துவ்வான் என்பரியும் ஏதிலான் துப்பு.

Anpilan Aandra Thunaiyilan Thaandhuvvaan Enpariyum Edhilaan Thuppu

“Loveless, aidless, powerless king Can he withstand an enemy strong?”

No kinsman's love, no strength of friends has he;How can he bear his foeman's enmity

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Kural #862

The Strength of Togetherness

The story illustrates that a person without affection, without allies, and without inner strength cannot overcome obstacles, mirroring the Kural. How can he who is unloving, destitute of powerful aids, and himself without strength overcome the might of his foe ?

8–14 yr 1 min