The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 421

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The Possession of Knowledge · Wealth & public life

அறிவற்றங் காக்குங் கருவி செறுவார்க்கும் உள்ளழிக்க லாகா அரண்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அறிவற்றங் காக்குங் கருவி செறுவார்க்கும் உள்ளழிக்க லாகா அரண்.

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True wisdom wards off woes, A circling fortress high; Its inner strength man's eager foes Unshaken will defy.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain