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Thirukkural 1304

Kural 1304

ஊடி யவரை உணராமை வாடிய
வள்ளி முதலரிந் தற்று.

Ooti Yavarai Unaraamai Vaatiya
Valli Mudhalarin Thatru

To use no kind conciliating art when lover grieves, Is cutting out the root of tender winding plant that droops

Meaning

Not to reconcile those who have feigned dislike is like cutting a faded creeper at its root.

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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