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Kural 496
இடனறிதல்
Knowing the Place
கடலோடா கால்வல் நெடுந்தேர் கடலோடும்
நாவாயும் ஓடா நிலத்து.
Katalotaa Kaalval Netundher Katalotum / Naavaayum Otaa Nilaththu
English
Sea-going ship goes not on shore Nor on sea the strong-wheeled car
— The lofty car, with mighty wheel, sails not o'er watery main,The boat that skims the sea, runs not on earth's hard plain
Wide chariots, with mighty wheels, will not run on the ocean; neither will ships that the traverse ocean, move on the earth