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Thirukkural 1178

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

Kural 1178

பேணாது பெட்டார் உளர்மன்னோ மற்றவர்க்
காணாது அமைவில கண்.

Penaadhu Pettaar Ularmanno Matravark
Kaanaadhu Amaivila Kan

Who loved me once, onloving now doth here remain; Not seeing him, my eye no rest can gain

Meaning

He is indeed here who loved me with his lips but not with his heart but mine eyes suffer from not seeing him.

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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