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Thirukkural 1134

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

Kural 1134

காமக் கடும்புனல் உய்க்கும் நாணொடு
நல்லாண்மை என்னும் புணை.

Kaamak Katumpunal Uykkum Naanotu
Nallaanmai Ennum Punai

Love's rushing tide will sweep away the raftOf seemly manliness and shame combined

Meaning

The raft of modesty and manliness, is, alas, carried-off by the strong current of lust.

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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