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Thirukkural 1177

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

Kural 1177

உழந்துழந் துள்நீர் அறுக விழைந்திழைந்து
வேண்டி அவர்க்கண்ட கண்.

Uzhandhuzhan Thulneer Aruka Vizhaindhizhaindhu
Venti Avarkkanta Kan

Aching, aching, let those exhaust their stream, That melting, melting, that day gazed on him

Meaning

The eyes that became tender and gazed intently on him, may they suffer so much as to dry up the fountain of their tears.

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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