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Kural No. 743 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 75

The Fortification

அரண்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
உயர்வகலம் திண்மை அருமைஇந் நான்கின்
அமைவரண் என்றுரைக்கும் நூல்.

Uyarvakalam Thinmai Arumaiin Naankin / Amaivaran Endruraikkum Nool

Classical English couplet — “Height, breadth, strength, difficult access:Science declares a fort must these possess”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The learned say that a fortress is an enclosure having these four (qualities) viz, height, breadth, strength and inaccessibility

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

உயரம், அகலம், உறுதி, பகைவரால் அழிக்க முடியாத அருமை ஆகிய இந்த நான்கும் அமைந்திப்பதே அரண் என்று நூலோர் கூறுவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

உயரம், அகலம், உறுதி, பகைவரால் அழிக்க இயலாத அமைப்பு ஆகிய நான்கும் அமைந்திருப்பதே அரணுக்குரிய இலக்கணமாகும்

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