The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1138

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The Abandonment of Reserve · Love

நிறையரியர் மன்அளியர் என்னாது காமம் மறையிறந்து மன்று படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நிறையரியர் மன்அளியர் என்னாது காமம் மறையிறந்து மன்று படும்.

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In virtue hard to move, yet very tender, too, are we; Love deems not so, would rend the veil, and court publicity!

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain