Thirukkural 443 in English
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Tamil original
அரியவற்று ளெல்லாம் அரிதே பெரியாரைப்
பேணித் தமராக் கொளல்.
Transliteration
Ariyavatru Lellaam Aridhe Periyaaraip
Penith Thamaraak Kolal
Modern English
“One of the rarest achievements is earning the trust of truly great people and making them close allies.”
Modern Interpretation
One of the rarest achievements is earning the trust of truly great people and making them close allies. For example, a respected coach is more likely to mentor a young player who consistently shows honesty and effort.
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Modern Plain English
One of the rarest achievements is earning the trust of truly great people and making them close allies.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Honour and have the great your own Is rarest of the rare things known
G.U. Pope Translation
To cherish men of mighty soul, and make them all their own,Of kingly treasures rare, as rarest gift is known
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
To cherish great men and make them his own, is the most difficult of all difficult things
Tamil commentary
துறைப் பெரியவர்களுக்கு அவர் விரும்புகின்றவற்றைச் செய்து, அவரைத் தமக்கு உரியவராகச் செய்து கொள்வது அரிய பேறுகளுள் எல்லாம் அரிது.
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