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Thirukkural 1188

Chapter 119: பசப்புறு பருவரல் (The Pallid Hue) · Love

Kural 1188

பசந்தாள் இவள்என்பது அல்லால் இவளைத்
துறந்தார் அவர்என்பார் இல்.

Pasandhaal Ivalenpadhu Allaal Ivalaith
Thurandhaar Avarenpaar Il

On me, because I pine, they cast a slur; But no one says, 'He first deserted her.'

Meaning

Besides those who say "she has turned sallow" there are none who say "he has forsaken her".

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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