The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 694

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Conduct in the Presence of the King · Wealth & public life

செவிச்சொல்லும் சேர்ந்த நகையும் அவித்தொழுகல் ஆன்ற பெரியா ரகத்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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செவிச்சொல்லும் சேர்ந்த நகையும் அவித்தொழுகல் ஆன்ற பெரியா ரகத்து.

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All whispered words and interchange of smiles repress, In presence of the men who kingly power possess.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain