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Thirukkural 1164

Chapter 117: படர்மெலிந் திரங்கல் (Complainings) · Love

Kural 1164

காமக் கடல்மன்னும் உண்டே அதுநீந்தும்
ஏமப் புணைமன்னும் இல்.

Kaamak Katalmannum Unte Adhuneendhum
Emap Punaimannum Il

A sea of love, 'tis true, I see stretched out before, But not the trusty bark that wafts to yonder shore

Meaning

There is indeed a flood of lust; but there is no raft of safety to cross it with.

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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