திருக்குறள்
அழிவின்றி அறைபோகா தாகி வழிவந்த வன்க ணதுவே படை. Azhivindri Araipokaa Thaaki Vazhivandha Vanka Nadhuve Patai
“The army guards its genial flame Not crushed, routed nor marred in name”
That is a host, by no defeats, by no desertions shamed,For old hereditary courage famed