தன்துணை இன்றால் பகையிரண்டால் தான்ஒருவன்
இன்துணையாக் கொள்கவற்றின் ஒன்று.
Without ally, who fights with twofold enemy o'ermatched,Must render one of these a friend attached
He who is alone and helpless while his foes are two should secure one of them as an agreeable help (to himself)