Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

Kural 671: The Kural on Debate, Resolve and Discipline

A verse on true leadership and good governance.

671
Resolve is the end of debate—bad
To let resolve languish

சூழ்ச்சி முடிவு துணிவெய்தல் அத்துணிவு
தாழ்ச்சியுள் தங்குதல் தீது

From chapter 68, “Ways of Action.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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