உடைத்தம் வலியறியார் ஊக்கத்தின் ஊக்கி
இடைக்கண் முரிந்தார் பலர்.
Ill-deeming of their proper powers, have many monarchs striven,And midmost of unequal conflict fallen asunder riven
There are many who, ignorant of their (want of) power (to meet it), have haughtily set out to war, and broken down in the midst of it