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Thirukkural 1239

Chapter 124: உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல் (Wasting Away) · Love

Kural 1239

முயக்கிடைத் தண்வளி போழப் பசப்புற்ற
பேதை பெருமழைக் கண்.

Muyakkitaith Thanvali Pozhap Pasapputra
Pedhai Perumazhaik Kan

As we embraced a breath of wind found entrance there; The maid's large liquid eyes were dimmed with care

Meaning

When but a breath of breeze penetrated our embrace, her large cool eyes became 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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