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Thirukkural 1237

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1237

பாடு பெறுதியோ நெஞ்சே கொடியார்க்கென்
வாடுதோட் பூசல் உரைத்து.

Paatu Perudhiyo Nenje Kotiyaarkken
Vaatudhot Poosal Uraiththu

My heart! say ought of glory wilt thou gain, If to that cruel one thou of thy wasted arms complain

Meaning

Can you O my soul! gain glory by relating to the (so-called) cruel one the clamour of my fading shoulders?

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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