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Thirukkural 1292

Chapter 130: நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல் (Expostulation with Oneself) · Love

Kural 1292

உறாஅ தவர்க்கண்ட கண்ணும் அவரைச்
செறாஅரெனச் சேறியென் நெஞ்சு.

Uraaa Thavarkkanta Kannum Avaraich
Cheraaarenach Cheriyen Nenju

'Tis plain, my heart, that he 's estranged from thee; Why go to him as though he were not enemy

Meaning

O my soul! although you have known him who does not love me, still do you go to him, saying "he will not be displeased."

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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