Kural Number: 0396 (Vizhiyappan's Translation)

{பால்: 2 - பொருட்பால்; இயல்: 05 - அரசியல்; அதிகாரம்: 040 - கல்வி; குறள் எண்: 0396}

{Division: 2 - Wealth; Section: 05 - Politics; Chapter: 040 - Education; Kural Number: 0396}

தொட்டனைத் தூறும் மணற்கேணி மாந்தர்க்குக்
கற்றனைத் தூறும் அறிவு

Fountain of well is proportional to depth; knowledge
of scholars is proportional to learning

Vizhiyappan's Commentary: Fountain of the well is proportional to the depth of digging; similarly, the knowledge-level of scholars is proportional to the amount of learning.

(Likewise…)

Strength of an assembly is based on the quality of elected people; correspondingly, the development of a society is based on the self-discipline of an individual.

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Link: Explanation in Tamil