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Thirukkural 1171

Chapter 118: கண் விதுப்பழிதல் (Eyes consumed with Grief) · Love

Kural 1171

கண்தாம் கலுழ்வ தெவன்கொலோ தண்டாநோய்
தாம்காட்ட யாம்கண் டது.

Kandhaam Kaluzhva Thevankolo Thantaanoi
Thaamkaatta Yaamkan Tadhu

They showed me him, and then my endless painI saw: why then should weeping eyes complain

Meaning

As this incurable malady has been caused by my eyes which showed (him) to me, why should they now weep for (him).

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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