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Thirukkural 1308

Kural 1308

நோதல் எவன்மற்று நொந்தாரென்று அஃதறியும்
காதலர் இல்லா வழி.

Nodhal Evanmatru Nondhaarendru Aqdhariyum
Kaadhalar Illaa Vazhi

What good can grieving do, when none who loveAre there to know the grief thy soul endures

Meaning

What avails sorrow when I am without a wife who can understand the cause of my sorrow?

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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