The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1085

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The Pre-marital love · Love

கூற்றமோ கண்ணோ பிணையோ மடவரல் நோக்கமிம் மூன்றும் உடைத்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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கூற்றமோ கண்ணோ பிணையோ மடவரல் நோக்கமிம் மூன்றும் உடைத்து.

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The light that on me gleams, Is it death's dart? or eye's bright beams? Or fawn's shy glance? All three appear In form of maiden here.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain