Thirukkural 745 in English
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Tamil original
கொளற்கரிதாய்க் கொண்டகூழ்த் தாகி அகத்தார்
நிலைக்கெளிதாம் நீரது அரண்.
Transliteration
Kolarkaridhaaik Kontakoozhth Thaaki Akaththaar
Nilaikkelidhaam Neeradhu Aran
Modern English
“A fort should be hard to capture, stocked with provisions, and arranged so those inside can hold their position.”
Modern Interpretation
A fort should be hard to capture, stocked with provisions, and arranged so those inside can hold their position. A shelter prepared for a long emergency needs food, water, and a layout that lets people protect and support one another.
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Modern Plain English
A fort should be hard to capture, stocked with provisions, and arranged so those inside can hold their position.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Impregnable with stores of food Cosy to live-That fort is good
G.U. Pope Translation
Impregnable, containing ample stores of food,A fort for those within, must be a warlike station good
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
A fort is that which cannot be captured, which abounds in suitable provisions, and affords a position of easy defence to its inmates
Tamil commentary
பலநாள் முற்றுகையிட்டாலும் பகைவரால் கைப்பற்ற முடியாதது ஆகி, உள்ளிருப்பார்க்கு வேண்டிய உணவையும் உடையதாய் உள்ளிருப்போர் போரிட வாய்ப்பாகவும் இருப்பதே அரண்.
Chapter 75
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The fort is vital for offence Who fear the foes has its defence
Kural 742A crystal fount, a space a mount Thick woods form a fort paramount
Kural 743An ideal fort's so says science: High, broad, strong and hard for access
Kural 744Ample in space, easy to hold The fort foils enemies bold
Kural 745Impregnable with stores of food Cosy to live-That fort is good
Kural 746A fort is full of stores and arms And brave heroes to meet alarms
Kural 747Besieging foes a fort withstands Darts and mines of treacherous hands
Kural 748A fort holds itself and defies The attacks of encircling foes
Kural 749A fort it is that fells the foes And gains by deeds a name glorious
Kural 750But a fort however grand Is nil if heroes do not stand