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Thirukkural 1309

Kural 1309

நீரும் நிழலது இனிதே புலவியும்
வீழுநர் கண்ணே இனிது.

Neerum Nizhaladhu Inidhe Pulaviyum
Veezhunar Kanne Inidhu

Water is pleasant in the cooling shade; So coolness for a time with those we love

Meaning

Like water in the shade, dislike is delicious only in those who love.

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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