POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - CALM IN PEACE, FIERCE IN WAR
ABOUT THE POEM:
The poem “Calm in Peace, Fierce in War” extols a great king whose nature varies according to those who approach him. Toward poets, minstrels and learned men, he is gentle, gracious and benevolent; yet to his enemies, he is fierce, formidable and dreadful in wrath.To poets, singers and learned men, he is generous and comforting, like a calm elephant resting peacefully in the water while people freely climb upon it. But to his enemies, he is fierce and terrifying, as dangerous as the raging musth of an elephant.The poem beautifully presents the ideal ruler as one who combines…
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