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Thirukkural 1149

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

Kural 1149

அலர்நாண ஒல்வதோ அஞ்சலோம்பு என்றார்
பலர்நாண நீத்தக் கடை.

Alarnaana Olvadho Anjalompu Endraar
Palarnaana Neeththak Katai

When he who said 'Fear not!' hath left me blamed, While many shrink, can I from rumour hide ashamed

Meaning

When the departure of him who said "fear not" has put me to shame before others, why need I be ashamed of scandal.

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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