Polity (பொருட்பால்) — Royalty (அரசியல்) — The Greatness of a King (இறைமாட்சி)

Kural 381:
படைகுடி கூழ்அமைச்சு நட்பரண் ஆறும்
உடையான் அரசருள் ஏறு.
padaikuti koozh-amaichchu natparaN aaRum
utaiyaan arasaruL ERu
English couplet:
An army, people, wealth, a minister, friends, fort: six things-
Who owns them all, a lion lives amid the kings.
Explanation: He who possesses these six things, an army, a people, wealth, ministers, friends and a fortress, is a lion among kings.

Kural 382:
அஞ்சாமை ஈகை அறிவூக்கம் இந்நான்கும்
எஞ்சாமை வேந்தர்க் கியல்பு.
anjaamai eekai aRivookkam inhnhaankum
enjaamai vaendhark kiyalbu
English couplet:
Courage, a liberal hand, wisdom, and energy: these four
Are qualities a king adorn for evermore.
Explanation: Never to fail in these four things, fearlessness, liberality, wisdom, and energy, is the kingly character.

Kural 383:
தூங்காமை கல்வி துணிவுடைமை இம்மூன்றும்
நீங்கா நிலனான் பவர்க்கு.
thoongaamai kalvi thuNivutaimai immoondrum
neengaa nilanaan pavarkku
English couplet:
A sleepless promptitude, knowledge, decision strong:
These three for aye to rulers of the land belong.
Explanation: These three things, viz., vigilance, learning, and bravery, should never be wanting in the ruler of a country.

Kural 384:
அறனிழுக்கா தல்லவை நீக்கி மறனிழுக்கா
மானம் உடைய தரசு.
aRanizhukkaa thallavai neekki maRanizhukkaa
maanam udaiya tharasu
English couplet:
Kingship, in virtue failing not, all vice restrains,
In courage failing not, it honour's grace maintains.
Explanation: He is a king who, with manly modesty, swerves not from virtue, and refrains from vice.

Kural 385:
இயற்றலும் ஈட்டலுங் காத்தலும் காத்த
வகுத்தலும் வல்ல தரசு.
iyatralum eettalunG kaaththalum kaaththa
vakuththalum valla tharasu
English couplet:
A king is he who treasure gains, stores up, defends,
And duly for his kingdom's weal expends.
Explanation: He is a king who is able to acquire (wealth), to lay it up, to guard, and to distribute it.

Kural 386:
காட்சிக் கெளியன் கடுஞ்சொல்லன் அல்லனேல்
மீக்கூறும் மன்னன் நிலம்.
kaatchik keLiyan kadunjollan allanael
meekkooRum mannan nilam
English couplet:
Where king is easy of access, where no harsh word repels,
That land's high praises every subject swells.
Explanation: The whole world will exalt the country of the king who is easy of access, and who is free from harsh language.

Kural 387:
இன்சொலால் ஈத்தளிக்க வல்லார்க்குத் தன்சொலால்
தான்கண் டனைத்திவ் வுலகு.
insolaal eeththaLikka vallaarkkuth thansolaal
thaan-kaN danaiththiv vulagu
English couplet:
With pleasant speech, who gives and guards with powerful liberal hand,
He sees the world obedient all to his command.
Explanation: The world will praise and submit itself to the mind of the king who is able to give with affability, and to protect all who come to him.

Kural 388:
முறைசெய்து காப்பாற்றும் மன்னவன் மக்கட்கு
இறையென்று வைக்கப் படும்.
muRaiseydhu kaappaatrum mannavan makkatku
iRaiyendru vaikkap padum
English couplet:
Who guards the realm and justice strict maintains,
That king as god o'er subject people reigns.
Explanation: That king, will be esteemed a God among men, who performs his own duties, and protects (his subjects).

Kural 389:
செவிகைப்பச் சொற்பொறுக்கும் பண்புடை வேந்தன்
கவிகைக்கீழ்த் தங்கும் உலகு.
sevikaippach soRpoRukkum paNpudai vaendhan
kavikaikkeezhth thangum ulagu
English couplet:
The king of worth, who can words bitter to his ear endure,
Beneath the shadow of his power the world abides secure.
Explanation: The whole world will dwell under the umbrella of the king, who can bear words that embitter the ear.

Kural 390:
கொடையளி செங்கோல் குடியோம்பல் நான்கும்
உடையானாம் வேந்தர்க் கொளி.
kodaiyaLi sengoal kudiyoampal naankum
udaiyaanaam vaendhark koLi
English couplet:
Gifts, grace, right sceptre, care of people's weal;
These four a light of dreaded kings reveal.
Explanation: He is the light of kings who has there four things, beneficence, benevolence, rectitude, and care for his people.