குறள் 738

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Mutraatri Mutri Yavaraiyum PatraatripPatriyaar Velvadhu Aran

Howe'er the circling foe may strive access to win,A fort should give the victory to those who guard within

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That is a fort whose inmates are able to overcome without losing their ground, even abler men who have besieged it