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Chapter 90: பெரியாரைப் பிழையாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 90

Kural 895

பெரியாரைப் பிழையாமை

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திருக்குறள்

யாண்டுச்சென்று யாண்டும் உளராகார் வெந்துப்பின் வேந்து செறப்பட் டவர்.

Yaantuch Chendru Yaantum Ularaakaar Vendhuppin Vendhu Serappat Tavar

“Where can they go and thrive where Pursued by powerful monarch's ire?”

Who dare the fiery wrath of monarchs dread,Where'er they flee, are numbered with the dead

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Kural #895

The Lesson of the Forest King

The story illustrates the Kural by showing how Somu's refusal to respect authority led to a life of isolation and lack of prosperity in new places. Those who have incurred the wrath of a cruel and mighty potentate will not prosper wherever they may go

8–14 yr 2 min