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Thirukkural 1152

Chapter 116: பிரிவு ஆற்றாமை (Separation unendurable) · Love

Kural 1152

இன்கண் உடைத்தவர் பார்வல் பிரிவஞ்சும்
புன்கண் உடைத்தால் புணர்வு.

Inkan Utaiththavar Paarval Pirivanjum
Punkan Utaiththaal Punarvu

It once was perfect joy to look upon his face; But now the fear of parting saddens each embrace

Meaning

His very look was once pleasing; but (now) even intercourse is painful through fear of separation.

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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