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Kural No. 581 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 59

Detectives

ஒற்றாடல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஒற்றும் உரைசான்ற நூலும் இவையிரண்டும்
தெற்றென்க மன்னவன் கண்.

Otrum Uraisaandra Noolum Ivaiyirantum / Thetrenka Mannavan Kan

Classical English couplet — “These two: the code renowned and spies,In these let king confide as eyes”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Let a king consider as his eyes these two things, a spy and a book (of laws) universally esteemed

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஒற்றரும் புகழ் அமைந்த நீதிநூலும் ஆகிய இவ்விருவகைக் கருவிகளையும் அரசன் தன்னுடைய கண்களாகத் தெளியவேணடும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நேர்மையும் திறனும் கொண்ட ஒற்றரும், நீதியுரைக்கும் அறநூலும் ஓர் அரசின் கண்களாகக் கருதப்பட வேண்டும்

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