The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 747

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The Fortification · Wealth & public life

முற்றியும் முற்றா தெறிந்தும் அறைப்படுத்தும் பற்றற் கரியது அரண்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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முற்றியும் முற்றா தெறிந்தும் அறைப்படுத்தும் பற்றற் கரியது அரண்.

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A fort should be impregnable to foes who gird it round, Or aim there darts from far, or mine beneath the ground.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain