முற்றாற்றி முற்றி யவரையும் பற்றாற்றிப்
பற்றியார் வெல்வது அரண்.
Howe'er the circling foe may strive access to win,A fort should give the victory to those who guard within
That is a fort whose inmates are able to overcome without losing their ground, even abler men who have besieged it