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Thirukkural 1253

Chapter 126: நிறையழிதல் (Reserve Overcome) · Love

Kural 1253

மறைப்பேன்மன் காமத்தை யானோ குறிப்பின்றித்
தும்மல்போல் தோன்றி விடும்.

Maraippenman Kaamaththai Yaano Kurippindrith
Thummalpol Thondri Vitum

I would my love conceal, but like a sneezeIt shows itself, and gives no warning sign

Meaning

I would conceal my lust, but alas, it yields not to my will but breaks out like a sneeze.

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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