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Thirukkural 71

Chapter 8: அன்புடைமை (The Possession of Love) · Virtue

Kural 71

அன்பிற்கும் உண்டோ அடைக்குந்தாழ் ஆர்வலர்
புன்கணீர் பூசல் தரும்.

Anpirkum Unto Ataikkundhaazh Aarvalar
Punkaneer Poosal Tharum

And is there bar that can even love restrain?The tiny tear shall make the lover's secret plain

Meaning

Is there any fastening that can shut in love ? Tears of the affectionate will publish the love that is within.

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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