The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 718

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The Knowledge of the Council Chamber · Wealth & public life

உணர்வ துடையார்முன் சொல்லல் வளர்வதன் பாத்தியுள் நீர்சொரிந் தற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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உணர்வ துடையார்முன் சொல்லல் வளர்வதன் பாத்தியுள் நீர்சொரிந் தற்று.

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To speak where understanding hearers you obtain, Is sprinkling water on the fields of growing grain!

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain