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Thirukkural 1236

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1236

தொடியொடு தோள்நெகிழ நோவல் அவரைக்
கொடியர் எனக்கூறல் நொந்து.

Thotiyotu Tholnekizha Noval Avaraik
Kotiyar Enakkooral Nondhu

I grieve, 'tis pain to me to hear him cruel chid, Because the armlet from my wasted arm has slid

Meaning

I am greatly pained to hear you call him a cruel man, just because your shoulders are reduced and your bracelets loosened.

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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