The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 639

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The Office of Minister of state · Wealth & public life

பழுதெண்ணும் மந்திரியின் பக்கததுள் தெவ்வோர் எழுபது கோடி உறும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பழுதெண்ணும் மந்திரியின் பக்கததுள் தெவ்வோர் எழுபது கோடி உறும்.

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A minister who by king's side plots evil things Worse woes than countless foemen brings.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain