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Thirukkural 1194

Chapter 120: தனிப்படர் மிகுதி (The Solitary Anguish) · Love

Kural 1194

வீழப் படுவார் கெழீஇயிலர் தாம்வீழ்வார்
வீழப் படாஅர் எனின்.

Veezhap Patuvaar Kezheeiyilar Thaamveezhvaar
Veezhap Pataaar Enin

Those well-beloved will luckless prove, Unless beloved by those they love

Meaning

Even those who are esteemed (by other women) are devoid of excellence, if they are not loved by their beloved.

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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