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Thirukkural 1221

Chapter 123: பொழுதுகண்டு இரங்கல் (Lamentations at Eventide) · Love

Kural 1221

மாலையோ அல்லை மணந்தார் உயிருண்ணும்
வேலைநீ வாழி பொழுது.

Maalaiyo Allai Manandhaar Uyirunnum
Velainee Vaazhi Pozhudhu

Thou art not evening, but a spear that doth devourThe souls of brides; farewell, thou evening hour

Meaning

Live, O you evening are you (the former) evening? No, you are the season that slays (married) women.

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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