Thirukkural 442 in English
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Tamil original
உற்றநோய் நீக்கி உறாஅமை முற்காக்கும்
பெற்றியார்ப் பேணிக் கொளல்.
Transliteration
Utranoi Neekki Uraaamai Murkaakkum
Petriyaarp Penik Kolal
Modern English
“Keep close to people who can solve present problems and prevent the same problems from returning.”
Modern Interpretation
Keep close to people who can solve present problems and prevent the same problems from returning. For example, an experienced teammate can fix a failing project and help the group build a better process for next time.
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Modern Plain English
Keep close to people who can solve present problems and prevent the same problems from returning.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Cherish the help of men of skill Who ward and safe-guard you from ill
G.U. Pope Translation
Cherish the all-accomplished men as friends,Whose skill the present ill removes, from coming ill defends
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Let (a king) procure and kindly care for men who can overcome difficulties when they occur, and guard against them before they happen
Tamil commentary
வந்த துன்பங்களைப் போக்கும் வழி அறிந்து போக்கி, அவை திரும்பவும் வராமல் முன்னதாகவே காக்கும் ஆற்றல் மிக்கவரை, அவருக்கு வேண்டியதைச் செய்து, துணையாகப் பெறுக.
Chapter 45
More from Seeking the Aid of Great Men
பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல்
Weigh their worth and friendship gain Of men of virtue and mature brain
Kural 442Cherish the help of men of skill Who ward and safe-guard you from ill
Kural 443Honour and have the great your own Is rarest of the rare things known
Kural 444To have betters as intimates Power of all powers promotes
Kural 445Ministers are the monarch's eyes Round him should be the right and wise
Kural 446To move with worthy friends who knows Has none to fear from frightful foes
Kural 447No foe can foil his powers whose friends reprove him when he errs
Kural 448The careless king whom none reproves Ruins himself sans harmful foes
Kural 449No capital, no gain in trade No prop secure sans good comrade
Kural 450To give up good friends is ten times worse Than being hated by countless foes