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Thirukkural 1256

Chapter 126: நிறையழிதல் (Reserve Overcome) · Love

Kural 1256

செற்றவர் பின்சேறல் வேண்டி அளித்தரோ
எற்றென்னை உற்ற துயர்.

Setravar Pinseral Venti Aliththaro
Etrennai Utra Thuyar

My grief how full of grace, I pray you see!It seeks to follow him that hateth me

Meaning

The sorrow I have endured by desiring to go after my absent lover, in what way is it excellent?

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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