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Thirukkural 1286

Chapter 129: புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல் (Desire for Reunion) · Love

Kural 1286

காணுங்கால் காணேன் தவறாய காணாக்கால்
காணேன் தவறல் லவை.

Kaanungaal Kaanen Thavaraaya Kaanaakkaal
Kaanen Thavaral Lavai

When him I see, to all his faults I 'm blind; But when I see him not, nothing but faults I find

Meaning

When I see my husband, I do not see any faults; but when I do not see him, I do not see anything but faults.

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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