உபதை நான்கனுள் ஒன்று. (குறள், 501, உரை.) Test of a minister's or officer's honesty by throwing him into circumstances in which his loyalty is sorely tried with tales of unrighteousness concerning his sovereign, one of four upatai, q.v.;
n. < அறம் +.Test of a minister's or officer's honesty bythrowing him into circumstances in which hisloyalty is sorely tried with tales of unrighteousness concerning his sovereign, one of fourupatai, q.v.; உபதை நான்கனுள் ஒன்று. (குறள்,501, உரை.)