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Kural 745
அரண்
The Fortification
கொளற்கரிதாய்க் கொண்டகூழ்த் தாகி அகத்தார்
நிலைக்கெளிதாம் நீரது அரண்.
Kolarkaridhaaik Kontakoozhth Thaaki Akaththaar / Nilaikkelidhaam Neeradhu Aran
English
Impregnable with stores of food Cosy to live-That fort is good
— Impregnable, containing ample stores of food,A fort for those within, must be a warlike station good
A fort is that which cannot be captured, which abounds in suitable provisions, and affords a position of easy defence to its inmates