Kural Number: 0500 (Vizhiyappan's Translation)

{பால்: 2 - பொருட்பால்; இயல்: 05 - அரசியல்; அதிகாரம்: 050 - இடனறிதல்; குறள் எண்: 0500}

{Division: 2 - Wealth; Section: 05 - Politics; Chapter: 050 - Knowing the Place; Kural Number: 0500}

காலாழ் களரில் நரியடும் கண்ணஞ்சா
வேலாள் முகத்த களிறு

When fearless elephant's leg bury in mud,
even fox can kill it

Vizhiyappan's Commentary: Even a fox can kill the male elephant, which is capable of attacking the armed soldier without fear on eyes; when it's leg is buried in mud.

(Likewise…)

Even a lie can shatter the solid heart, which embrace the hostile relationships without difference in feelings; when it is stuck in the grasping of ambience.

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Link: Explanation in Tamil