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Thirukkural 1148

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

Kural 1148

நெய்யால் எரிநுதுப்பேம் என்றற்றால் கெளவையால்
காமம் நுதுப்பேம் எனல்.

Neyyaal Erinudhuppem Endratraal Kelavaiyaal
Kaamam Nudhuppem Enal

With butter-oil extinguish fire! 'Twill proveHarder by scandal to extinguish love

Meaning

To say that one could extinguish passion by rumour is like extinguishing fire with ghee.

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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