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Thirukkural 1307

Kural 1307

ஊடலின் உண்டாங்கோர் துன்பம் புணர்வது
நீடுவ தன்று கொல் என்று.

Ootalin Untaangor Thunpam Punarvadhu
Neetuva Thandru Kol Endru

A lovers' quarrel brings its pain, when mind afraidAsks doubtful, 'Will reunion sweet be long delayed?'

Meaning

The doubt as to whether intercourse would take place soon or not, creates a sorrow (even) in feigned dislike.

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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