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Kural No. 491 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 50

Knowing the Place

இடனறிதல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
தொடங்கற்க எவ்வினையும் எள்ளற்க முற்றும்
இடங்கண்ட பின்அல் லது.

Thotangarka Evvinaiyum Ellarka Mutrum / Itanganta Pinal Ladhu

Classical English couplet — “Begin no work of war, depise no foe,Till place where you can wholly circumvent you know”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Let not (a king) despise (an enemy), nor undertake any thing (against him), until he has obtained (a suitable) place for besieging him

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

முற்றுகை செய்வதற்கு ஏற்ற இடத்தைக் கண்டபின் அல்லாமல் எச் செயலையும் தொடங்கக்கூடாது, பகைவரை இகழவும் கூடாது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

ஈடுபடும் செயல் ஒன்றும் பெரிதல்ல என இகழ்ச்சியாகக் கருதாமல், முற்றிலும் சரியான இடத்தைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து அச்செயலில் இறங்க வேண்டும்

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