Polity (பொருட்பால்) — Royalty (அரசியல்) — Seeking the Aid of Great Men (பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல்)

Kural 441:
அறனறிந்து மூத்த அறிவுடையார் கேண்மை
திறனறிந்து தேர்ந்து கொளல்.
aRanaRindhu mooththa aRivutaiyaar kaeNmai
thiRanaRindhu thaerndhu koLal
English couplet:
As friends the men who virtue know, and riper wisdom share,
Their worth weighed well, the king should choose with care.
Explanation: Let (a king) ponder well its value, and secure the friendship of men of virtue and of mature knowledge.

Kural 442:
உற்றநோய் நீக்கி உறாஅமை முற்காக்கும்
பெற்றியார்ப் பேணிக் கொளல்.
utranhoai neekki uRaaamai muRkaakkum
petriyaarp paeNik koLal
English couplet:
Cherish the all-accomplished men as friends,
Whose skill the present ill removes, from coming ill defends.
Explanation: Let (a king) procure and kindly care for men who can overcome difficulties when they occur, and guard against them before they happen.

Kural 443:
அரியவற்று ளெல்லாம் அரிதே பெரியாரைப்
பேணித் தமராக் கொளல்.
ariyavatru Lellaam aridhae periyaaraip
paeNith thamaraak koLal
English couplet:
To cherish men of mighty soul, and make them all their own,
Of kingly treasures rare, as rarest gift is known.
Explanation: To cherish great men and make them his own, is the most difficult of all difficult things.

Kural 444:
தம்மிற் பெரியார் தமரா ஒழுகுதல்
வன்மையு ளெல்லாந் தலை.
thammiR periyaar thamaraa ozhukudhal
vanmaiyu Lellaanh thalai
English couplet:
To live with men of greatness that their own excels,
As cherished friends, is greatest power that with a monarch dwells.
Explanation: So to act as to make those men, his own, who are greater than himself is of all powers the highest.

Kural 445:
சூழ்வார்கண் ணாக ஒழுகலான் மன்னவன்
சூழ்வாரைக் சூழ்ந்து கொளல்.
soozhvaarkaN Naaka ozhukalaan mannavan
soozhvaaraik soozhndhu koLal
English couplet:
The king, since counsellors are monarch's eyes,
Should counsellors select with counsel wise.
Explanation: As a king must use his ministers as eyes (in managing his kingdom), let him well examine their character and qualifications before he engages them.

Kural 446:
தக்கா ரினத்தனாய்த் தானொழுக வல்லானைச்
செற்றார் செயக்கிடந்த தில்.
thakkaa rinaththanaaith thaanozhuka vallaanaich
setraar seyakkitandha thil
English couplet:
The king, who knows to live with worthy men allied,
Has nought to fear from any foeman's pride.
Explanation: There will be nothing left for enemies to do, against him who has the power of acting (so as to secure) the fellowship of worthy men.

Kural 447:
இடிக்குந் துணையாரை யாள்வரை யாரே
கெடுக்குந் தகைமை யவர்.
itikkunh thuNaiyaarai yaaLvarai yaarae
kedukkunh thakaimai yavar
English couplet:
What power can work his fall, who faithful ministers
Employs, that thunder out reproaches when he errs.
Explanation: Who are great enough to destroy him who has servants that have power to rebuke him ?.

Kural 448:
இடிப்பாரை இல்லாத ஏமரா மன்னன்
கெடுப்பா ரிலானுங் கெடும்.
itippaarai illaadha Emaraa mannan
ketuppaa rilaanunG kedum
English couplet:
The king with none to censure him, bereft of safeguards all,
Though none his ruin work, shall surely ruined fall.
Explanation: The king, who is without the guard of men who can rebuke him, will perish, even though there be no one to destroy him.

Kural 449:
முதலிலார்க ஊதிய மில்லை மதலையாஞ்
சார்பிலார்க் கில்லை நிலை.
mudhalilaark oodhiya millai madhalaiyaanhj
saarpilaark killai nilai
English couplet:
Who owns no principal, can have no gain of usury;
Who lacks support of friends, knows no stability.
Explanation: The There can be no gain to those who have no capital; and in like manner there can be no permanence to those who are without the support of adherents.

Kural 450:
பல்லார் பகைகொளலிற் பத்தடுத்த தீமைத்தே
நல்லார் தொடர்கை விடல்.
pallaar pakaikoLaliR paththatuththa theemaiththae
nallaar thodarkai vidal
English couplet:
Than hate of many foes incurred, works greater woe
Ten-fold, of worthy men the friendship to forego.
Explanation: It is tenfold more injurious to abandon the friendship of the good, than to incur the hatred of the many.