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DECODE · KURAL 1133

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The Abandonment of Reserve · Love

நாணொடு நல்லாண்மை பண்டுடையேன் இன்றுடையேன் காமுற்றார் ஏறும் மடல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நாணொடு நல்லாண்மை பண்டுடையேன் இன்றுடையேன் காமுற்றார் ஏறும் மடல்.

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I once retained reserve and seemly manliness; To-day I nought possess but lovers' 'horse of palm'.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain