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Thirukkural 1131

Chapter 114: நாணுத் துறவுரைத்தல் (The Abandonment of Reserve) · Love

Kural 1131

காமம் உழந்து வருந்தினார்க்கு ஏமம்
மடலல்லது இல்லை வலி.

Kaamam Uzhandhu Varundhinaarkku Emam
Matalalladhu Illai Vali

To those who 've proved love's joy, and now afflicted mourn, Except the helpful 'horse of palm', no other strength remains

Meaning

To those who after enjoyment of sexual pleasure suffer (for want of more), there is no help so efficient as the palmyra horse.

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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