The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1111

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The Praise of her Beauty · Love

நன்னீரை வாழி அனிச்சமே நின்னினும் மென்னீரள் யாம்வீழ் பவள்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நன்னீரை வாழி அனிச்சமே நின்னினும் மென்னீரள் யாம்வீழ் பவள்.

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O flower of the sensitive plant! than thee More tender's the maiden beloved by me.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain