Thirukkural 862 in English

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Tamil original

அன்பிலன் ஆன்ற துணையிலன் தான்துவ்வான்
என்பரியும் ஏதிலான் துப்பு.

Transliteration

Anpilan Aandra Thunaiyilan Thaandhuvvaan
Enpariyum Edhilaan Thuppu

English Translation

“Loveless, aidless, powerless king Can he withstand an enemy strong?”

Plain-English meaning

How can he who is unloving, destitute of powerful aids, and himself without strength overcome the might of his foe ?

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Loveless, aidless, powerless king Can he withstand an enemy strong?

G.U. Pope Translation

No kinsman's love, no strength of friends has he;How can he bear his foeman's enmity

Plain-English Meaning

How can he who is unloving, destitute of powerful aids, and himself without strength overcome the might of his foe ?

மக்களிடத்தில் அன்பு இல்லாத, வலுவான துணையும் இல்லாத, ஆற்றலும் அற்ற அரசின்மீது ஆற்றல் மிக்க பகை வந்தால், அப்பகையின் வலி‌மையை எப்படி அழிக்க முடியும்?

Chapter 87

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Turn from strife with foes too strong With the feeble for battle long

Loveless, aidless, powerless king Can he withstand an enemy strong?

Unskilled, timid, miser, misfit He is easy for foes to hit

The wrathful restive man is prey To any, anywhere any day

Crooked, cruel, tactless and base Any foe can fell him with ease

Blind in rage and mad in lust To have his hatred is but just

Pay and buy his enmity Who muddles chance with oddity

With no virtue but full of vice He loses friends and delights foes

The joy of heroes knows no bounds When timid fools are opponents

Glory's light he will not gain Who fails to fight a fool and win