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Thirukkural 1238

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1238

முயங்கிய கைகளை ஊக்கப் பசந்தது
பைந்தொடிப் பேதை நுதல்.

Muyangiya Kaikalai Ookkap Pasandhadhu
Paindhotip Pedhai Nudhal

One day the fervent pressure of embracing arms I checked, Grew wan the forehead of the maid with golden armlet decked

Meaning

When I once loosened the arms that were in embrace, the forehead of the gold-braceleted women turned sallow.

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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