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Thirukkural 1257

Chapter 126: நிறையழிதல் (Reserve Overcome) · Love

Kural 1257

நாணென ஒன்றோ அறியலம் காமத்தால்
பேணியார் பெட்ப செயின்.

Naanena Ondro Ariyalam Kaamaththaal
Peniyaar Petpa Seyin

No sense of shame my gladdened mind shall prove, When he returns my longing heart to bless with love

Meaning

I know nothing like shame when my beloved does from love (just) what is desired (by me).

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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