Kural - 555
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His people's tears of sorrow past endurance, are not they
Sharp instruments to wear the monarch's wealth away
Explanation
Will not the tears, shed by a people who cannot endure the oppression which they suffer (from their king), become a saw to waste away his wealth ?.
Tamil Transliteration
Allarpattu Aatraadhu Azhudhakan Neerandre
Selvaththaith Theykkum Patai.
Section | Wealth |
---|---|
Chapter Group | Royalty |
chapter | The Cruel Sceptre |