Not Fearing the Assembly
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āṟṟi ṉaḷavaṟintu kaṟka vavaiyañcā / māṟṟaṅ koṭuttaṟ poruṭṭu.
“By rule, to dialectic art your mind apply, / That in the council fearless you may make an apt reply.”
“Master thou the science of reasoning that thou mayest speak without fear in any assembly.”
Learn the method and measure of reasoning by the proper discipline of speech, so that you may answer aptly and without fear in an assembly.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஆற்றின் அளவு அறிந்து கற்க= சொல் இலக்கணநெறியானே அளவை நூலை அமைச்சர் உட்பட்டுக் கற்க; அவை அஞ்சா மாற்றம் கொடுத்தற் பொருட்டு= வேற்று வேந்தர் அவையிடை அஞ்சாது அவர் சொல்லிய சொற்கு உத்தரம் சொல்லுதற் பொருட்டு.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Master the methods of logical reasoning and grammar systematically, in order to deliver fearless, cogent answers before any critical assembly.