Thirukkural 382 in English
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Tamil original
அஞ்சாமை ஈகை அறிவூக்கம் இந்நான்கும்
எஞ்சாமை வேந்தர்க் கியல்பு.
Transliteration
Anjaamai Eekai Arivookkam Innaankum
Enjaamai Vendhark Kiyalpu
Modern English
“A good leader needs courage, generosity, wisdom, and steady energy.”
Modern Interpretation
A good leader needs courage, generosity, wisdom, and steady energy. For example, a student team captain must speak up about unfairness, share credit, make thoughtful choices, and keep working when a project becomes difficult.
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Modern Plain English
A good leader needs courage, generosity, wisdom, and steady energy.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Courage, giving, knowledge and zeal Are four failless features royal
G.U. Pope Translation
Courage, a liberal hand, wisdom, and energy: these fourAre qualities a king adorn for evermore
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Never to fail in these four things, fearlessness, liberality, wisdom, and energy, is the kingly character
Tamil commentary
அநீதிக்கும் பகைவர்க்கும் பயப்படாதிருப்பது, வேண்டுவோர்க்கு வேண்டிய கொடுப்பது, வரும் முன்காக்கும் அறிவு, ஆபத்து வந்த பின் தளராத ஊக்கம் - இந்நான்கிலும் குறையாமல் இருப்பது ஆளுவோரின் இயல்பாக இருக்க வேண்டும்.
Chapter 39
More from The Greatness of a King
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People, troops, wealth, forts, council, friends Who owns these six is lion of kings
Kural 382Courage, giving, knowledge and zeal Are four failless features royal
Kural 383Alertness, learning bravery Are adjuncts three of monarchy
Kural 384A brave noble king refrains from vice Full of virtue and enterprise
Kural 385The able king gets, stores and guards And spends them for people's safeguards
Kural 386That land prospers where the king is Easy to see, not harsh of words
Kural 387The world commends and acts his phrase Who sweetly speaks and gives with grace
Kural 388He is the Lord of men who does Sound justice and saves his race
Kural 389Under his shelter thrives the world Who bears remarks bitter and bold
Kural 390He is the Light of Kings who has Bounty, justice, care and grace