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Thirukkural 1174

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

Kural 1174

பெயலாற்றா நீருலந்த உண்கண் உயலாற்றா
உய்வில்நோய் என்கண் நிறுத்து.

Peyalaatraa Neerulandha Unkan Uyalaatraa
Uyvilnoi Enkan Niruththu

Those eyes have wept till all the fount of tears is dry, That brought upon me pain that knows no remedy

Meaning

These painted eyes have caused me a lasting mortal disease; and now they can weep no more, the tears having dried up.

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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