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Chapter 87: பகைமாட்சி

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 87

Kural 863

பகைமாட்சி

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திருக்குறள்

அஞ்சும் அறியான் அமைவிலன் ஈகலான் தஞ்சம் எளியன் பகைக்கு.

Anjum Ariyaan Amaivilan Eekalaan Thanjam Eliyan Pakaikku

“Unskilled, timid, miser, misfit He is easy for foes to hit”

A craven thing! knows nought, accords with none, gives nought away;To wrath of any foe he falls an easy prey

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Kural #863

The Strength Within

The story illustrates how being timid, unsociable, and stingy makes a person vulnerable to enemies, as per the Kural. In the estimation of foes miserably weak is he, who is timid, ignorant, unsociable and niggardly

8–14 yr 2 min