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Pazhudhennum Mandhiriyin Pakkadhadhul ThevvorEzhupadhu Koti Urum

A minister who by king's side plots evil thingsWorse woes than countless foemen brings

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Far better are seventy crores of enemies (for a king) than a minister at his side who intends (his) ruin