THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION -52-
âêõ¨åÐÊ
ô¨éäáèìùª
Employment of Chosen Men
åäªéë±ëª ê©éë±ëª
åèï åù몵õ¨åÐê
511
êäªéëáèäª
Íóçª çÌëª
åùëª
| the good
between them |
êäªéëáèäª
| the one
of this nature |
Íóçª
çÌëª |
should be chosen |
The choice
of a person for public
service should be only
after
an appraisal
of his good and
bad points and his
performance (511).
ôèõ¨ âçÕæÐæ¨
ôóëªçÌêÐÊ
ã÷ª÷éô
512
Íõèáªôèäª
âòáªæ ô¨éä
ôóëªçÌêÐÊ
| augmenting sources
of revenue |
ã÷ª÷éô
| the obstacles
thereof |
Íõèáªôèäª
| one capable
of analysing and
removing |
âòáªæ
ô¨éä |
the king should work
with them |
The king should
employ those who can
explore all sources of
revenue,increase the
income therefrom, and remove
all obstacles
in those activities
(512).
íäªç÷¨² îê÷ª÷ëª
íôèô¨äªéë ¬åÐåèäªÆëª
513
åäªÆéìáèäª
æìªîì âêó¨²
íôè
¬äªéë
| absence of
greed |
åäªÆ
ãéìáèäª
æìªîì |
possessing the above
alone |
âêó¨²
| be entrusted
rsponsibility |
Compassion,wisdom, clarity
and absence of greed
qualify
one to be
entrusted with responsibility
(513).
öéäôéæáèäª
îê÷¨áæÐ æúªÑëª
ô¨éäôéæáèäª
514
îô÷èÆëª ëèåÐêõÐ
çùõÐ
îê÷¨áæÐ
æúªÑëª
| even after
being carefully selected |
ô¨éäôéæáèùª
| with respect
to the task at hand |
îô× ÍÆëª
| will be
different (found insufficient) |
Even after
being carefully selected and
appointed, there are
some who may
still be found wanting
due to the nature of
the
task entrusted
(514).
í÷¨åÐêè÷ª÷¨òÐ
âòáªæ¨÷ªçè÷ªÆ
íùªùèùª ô¨éäêèäª
515
ò¨÷åÐêèâääª×
Öô÷ªçè÷ª
÷äª×
í÷¨åÐÊ
| assessing the
nature of the task |
Í÷ª÷¨
| overcoming any
other reason |
âòáªæ¨÷ªçè÷ªÆ
íùªùèùª
| only to
be given to one who
can |
ò¨÷åÐêèäª
öäª×
| just because
one is dear to (him) |
Öôùªçè÷ª×
íäª×
| not desirable
to go by personal
reasons |
Where one needs
to be selected with
due care and appraisal,
it is wrong
to go by considerations
of personal attachment (515).
âòáªôèéä åèï
ô¨éäåèïæÐ
æèùêÐîêèÌ
516
öáªê ãúõÐåÐÊ
âòáùª
âòáªôèéä
| the capacity
of the person entrusted
with the task |
åèï
| having considered
carefully |
ô¨éäåèï
| having analysed
the nature of thetask |
æèùêÐîêèÌ
öáªê
| the right
timing |
âòáùª
| then embark
on the task |
The nature
of the task, the capabilities
of the person entrusted
with it and
the right timing should
be carefully considered
before embarking
on it (516).
¬êéä ¬êäèùª
¬ôäªËïæÐÆëª
öäª÷èáªåÐÊ
517
íêéä íôäªæúª
ô¨ìùª
¬êäèùª
| through these
means |
¬ôäªËïæÐÆëª
öäª× |
that he would accomplish |
ô¨ìùª
| to be
entrusted (for completion) |
After
carefully considering the
means which a person
would
employ to achieve
the task, it should
be left to him (to
be
completed) (517).
ô¨éäæÐÆõ¨éë
åèïá ç¨äªé÷
íôéä 518
íê÷ªÆõ¨á äèæòÐ
âòáùª
ô¨éäæÐÆ
| for the
performance of a task |
åèïá
ç¨äªé÷
| after having
decided only |
After
having carefully selected someone
as suitable for the
task,
he should be
given full responsibility for
its completion (518).
ô¨éäæÐæúª ô¨éä±éìáèäª
îæúªéë îô ÷èæ
519
å¨éäçªçèéä
婧ªÆëª ê¨Õ
îæúªéë
| regarding the
devotion |
å¨éäçªçèéä
|
having misgivings |
婧ªÆëª
ê¨Õ
| will soon
be in straits |
(The king)
who mistrusts his devoted
servant will soon be
deserted by
good fortune (519).
åèóªîêè×ëª
åèÌæ ëäªääª
ô¨éäâòáªôèäª
520
îæèìèéë îæèìè
ÊùÆ
åèóªîêè×ëª
| day in and
day out |
îæèìèéë
| if (he)
does not swerve from
the righteous path |
îæèìèÊ
| will not
be ruined |
By ensuring
through supervision that his
servants do not
deviate from
their path, the king
will ensure that the
world too will
not be ruined (520).
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