Verse 580: Learning expressed plainly

580. Learning expressed plainly

ஆயிரம் கற்றார் அரியசொல் ஒன்றுரைப்பர்தாயுரைத்த சொல்போல் எளிது

aayiram katraar ariyasol ondruraipparthaayuraitha solpol elidhu

Those who have learned a thousand things speak one rare word, as easy as a word a mother spoke.
The Tamil word for ‘rare’ also means ‘difficult’: the word may be rare, or hard-won.