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Thirukkural 1147

Chapter 115: அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல் (The Announcement of the Rumour) · Love

Kural 1147

ஊரவர் கெளவை எருவாக அன்னைசொல்
நீராக நீளும்இந் நோய்.

Ooravar Kelavai Eruvaaka Annaisol
Neeraaka Neelumin Noi

My anguish grows apace: the town's reportManures it; my mother's word doth water it

Meaning

This malady (of lust) is manured by the talk of women and watered by the (harsh) words of my mother.

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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