The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 723

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Not to dread the Council · Wealth & public life

பகையகத்துச் சாவார் எளியர் அரியர் அவையகத்து அஞ்சா தவர்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பகையகத்துச் சாவார் எளியர் அரியர் அவையகத்து அஞ்சா தவர்.

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Many encountering death in face of foe will hold their ground; Who speak undaunted in the council hall are rarely found.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain