Thirukkural 483 in English

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Tamil original

அருவினை யென்ப உளவோ கருவியான்
காலம் அற஧ந்து செயின்.

Transliteration

Aruvinai Yenpa Ulavo Karuviyaan
Kaalam Arindhu Seyin

English Translation

“What is hard for him who acts With proper means and time and tacts?”

Plain-English meaning

Is there anything difficult for him to do, who acts, with (the right) instruments at the right time ?

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

What is hard for him who acts With proper means and time and tacts?

G.U. Pope Translation

Can any work be hard in very fact,If men use fitting means in timely act

Plain-English Meaning

Is there anything difficult for him to do, who acts, with (the right) instruments at the right time ?

செயலைச் செய்து முடிப்பதற்கு ஏற்ற திறமைகளுடனும் தந்திரங்களுடனும், உரிய காலத்தைக் கண்டு ஒரு செயலைச் செய்தால் செய்வதற்கு அரிய செயல் என்று ஏதேனும் உண்டா?

Chapter 49

காலமறிதல்

By day the crow defeats the owl Kings need right time their foes to quell

Well-ordered seasoned act is cord That fortune binds in bon accord

What is hard for him who acts With proper means and time and tacts?

Choose proper time and act and place Even the world you win with ease

Who want to win the world sublime Wait unruffled biding their time

By self-restraint stalwarts keep fit Like rams retreating but to butt

The wise jut not their vital fire They watch their time with hidden ire

Bear with hostiles when you meet them Fell down their head in fateful time

When comes the season ripe and rare Dare and do hard things then and there

In waiting time feign peace like stork In fighting time strike like its peck