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Thirukkural 1173

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

Kural 1173

கதுமெனத் தாநோக்கித் தாமே கலுழும்
இதுநகத் தக்க துடைத்து.

Kadhumenath Thaanokkith Thaame Kaluzhum
Ithunakath Thakka Thutaiththu

The eyes that threw such eager glances round erewhileAre weeping now. Such folly surely claims a smile

Meaning

They themselves looked eagerly (on him) and now they weep. Is not this to be laughed at ?

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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