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Thirukkural 1128

Chapter 113: காதற் சிறப்புரைத்தல் (Declaration of Love's Special Excellence) · Love

Kural 1128

நெஞ்சத்தார் காத லவராக வெய்துண்டல்
அஞ்சுதும் வேபாக் கறிந்து.

Nenjaththaar Kaadha Lavaraaka Veydhuntal
Anjudhum Vepaak Karindhu

Within my heart my lover dwells; from food I turnThat smacks of heat, lest he should feel it burn

Meaning

As my lover is in my heart, I am afraid of eating (anything) hot, for I know it would pain him.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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