LEARNED
MAN
Just as a solitary moon
that shines in the sky
eclipses the dim glow
of a thousand little
stars,
so too a single learned
man
by the radiance of his
intellectual powers
eclipses a thousand fools.
PROWESS
A ship can’t sail on the
land
however mighty it be,
a huge chariot can’t tame
the waters of the sea
and float in it,
however mighty it be;
however powerful we are
we should know where we
should show our prowess.
Translated from the
original Tamil by R.
SUNDARESAN