The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 698

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Conduct in the Presence of the King · Wealth & public life

இளையர் இனமுறையர் என்றிகழார் நின்ற ஒளியோடு ஒழுகப் படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இளையர் இனமுறையர் என்றிகழார் நின்ற ஒளியோடு ஒழுகப் படும்.

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Say not, 'He's young, my kinsman,' despising thus your king; But reverence the glory kingly state doth bring.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain