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Thirukkural 1176

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

Kural 1176

ஓஒ இனிதே எமக்கிந்நோய் செய்தகண்
தாஅம் இதற்பட் டது.

Oo Inidhe Emakkinnoi Seydhakan
Thaaam Itharpat Tadhu

Oho! how sweet a thing to see! the eyeThat wrought this pain, in the same gulf doth lie

Meaning

The eyes that have given me this disease have themselves been seized with this (suffering) Oh! I am much delighted.

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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