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Thirukkural 1254

Chapter 126: நிறையழிதல் (Reserve Overcome) · Love

Kural 1254

நிறையுடையேன் என்பேன்மன் யானோஎன் காமம்
மறையிறந்து மன்று படும்.

Niraiyutaiyen Enpenman Yaanoen Kaamam
Maraiyirandhu Mandru Patum

In womanly reserve I deemed myself beyond assail; But love will come abroad, and casts away the veil

Meaning

I say I would be firm, but alas, my malady breaks out from its concealment and appears in public.

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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