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Thirukkural 1175

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

Kural 1175

படலாற்றா பைதல் உழக்கும் கடலாற்றாக்
காமநோய் செய்தஎன் கண்.

Patalaatraa Paidhal Uzhakkum Katalaatraak
Kaamanoi Seydhaen Kan

The eye that wrought me more than sea could hold of woes, Is suffering pangs that banish all repose

Meaning

Mine eyes have caused me a lust that is greater than the sea and (they themselves) endure the torture of sleeplessness.

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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