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Thirukkural 1157

Chapter 116: பிரிவு ஆற்றாமை (Separation unendurable) · Love

Kural 1157

துறைவன் துறந்தமை தூற்றாகொல் முன்கை
இறைஇறவா நின்ற வளை.

Thuraivan Thurandhamai Thootraakol Munkai
Iraiiravaa Nindra Valai

The bracelet slipping from my wrist announced beforeDeparture of the Prince that rules the ocean shore

Meaning

Do not the rings that begin to slide down my fingers forebode the separation of my lord ?

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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