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Thirukkural 1322

Chapter 133: ஊடலுவகை (The Pleasures of Temporary Variance) · Love

Kural 1322

ஊடலின் தோன்றும் சிறுதுனி நல்லளி
வாடினும் பாடு பெறும்.

Ootalin Thondrum Sirudhuni Nallali
Vaatinum Paatu Perum

My 'anger feigned' gives but a little pain; And when affection droops, it makes it bloom again

Meaning

His love will increase though it may (at first seem to) fade through the short-lived distress caused by (my) 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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