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Thirukkural 1303

Kural 1303

அலந்தாரை அல்லல்நோய் செய்தற்றால் தம்மைப்
புலந்தாரைப் புல்லா விடல்.

Alandhaarai Allalnoi Seydhatraal Thammaip
Pulandhaaraip Pullaa Vital

'Tis heaping griefs on those whose hearts are grieved; To leave the grieving one without a fond embrace

Meaning

For men not to embrace those who have feigned dislike is like torturing those already in agony.

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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