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Thirukkural 1232

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1232

நயந்தவர் நல்காமை சொல்லுவ போலும்
பசந்து பனிவாரும் கண்.

Nayandhavar Nalkaamai Solluva Polum
Pasandhu Panivaarum Kan

The eye, with sorrow wan, all wet with dew of tears, As witness of the lover's lack of love appears

Meaning

The discoloured eyes that shed tears profusely seem to betray the unkindness of our 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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