The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 773

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Military Spirit · Wealth & public life

பேராண்மை என்ப தறுகண்ஒன் றுற்றக்கால் ஊராண்மை மற்றதன் எஃகு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பேராண்மை என்ப தறுகண்ஒன் றுற்றக்கால் ஊராண்மை மற்றதன் எஃகு.

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Fierceness in hour of strife heroic greatness shows; Its edge is kindness to our suffering foes.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain