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Munaimukaththu Maatralar Saaya VinaimukaththuVeereydhi Maanta Tharan

At outset of the strife a fort should foes dismay;And greatness gain by deeds in every glorious day

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A fort is that which derives excellence from the stratagems made (by its inmates) to defeat their enemies in the battlefield