Thirukkural 512 in English
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Tamil original
வாரி பெருக்கி வளம்படுத்து உற்றவை
ஆராய்வான் செய்க வினை.
Transliteration
Vaari Perukki Valampatuththu Utravai
Aaraaivaan Seyka Vinai
English Translation
“Let him act who resource swells; Fosters wealth and prevents ills”
Plain-English meaning
Let him do (the king's) work who can enlarge the sources (of revenue), increase wealth and considerately prevent the accidents (which would destroy it)
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English Translation
Let him act who resource swells; Fosters wealth and prevents ills
G.U. Pope Translation
Who swells the revenues, spreads plenty o'er the land,Seeks out what hinders progress, his the workman's hand
Plain-English Meaning
Let him do (the king's) work who can enlarge the sources (of revenue), increase wealth and considerately prevent the accidents (which would destroy it)
Tamil commentary
பொருள் வரும் வழியை விரிவாக்கி, வந்த பொருளால் மேலும் செல்வத்தை வளர்த்து, அப்போது அதனாலும் வரும் இடையூறுகளை ஆராய்ந்து நீக்கக் கூடியவன் பணியாற்றுக.
Chapter 52
More from Selection and Employment
தெரிந்து வினையாடல்
Employ the wise who will discern The good and bad and do good turn
Kural 512Let him act who resource swells; Fosters wealth and prevents ills
Kural 513Trust him in whom these four you see: Love, wit, non-craving, clarity
Kural 514Though tried and found fit, yet we see Many differ before duty
Kural 515Wise able men with power invest Not by fondness but by hard test
Kural 516Discern the agent and the deed And just in proper time proceed
Kural 517This work, by this, this man can do Like this entrust the duty due
Kural 518His fitness for the duty scan Leave him to do the best he can
Kural 519Who do duty for duty's sake Doubt them; and fortune departs quick
Kural 520Worker straight the world is straight The king must look to this aright