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Thirukkural 1247

Chapter 125: நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல் (Soliloquy) · Love

Kural 1247

காமம் விடுஒன்றோ நாண்விடு நன்னெஞ்சே
யானோ பொறேன்இவ் விரண்டு.

Kaamam Vituondro Naanvitu Nannenje
Yaano Poreniv Virantu

Or bid thy love, or bid thy shame depart; For me, I cannot bear them both, my worthy heart

Meaning

O my good soul, give up either lust or honour, as for me I can endure neither.

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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