The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1152

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Separation unendurable · Love

இன்கண் உடைத்தவர் பார்வல் பிரிவஞ்சும் புன்கண் உடைத்தால் புணர்வு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்கண் உடைத்தவர் பார்வல் பிரிவஞ்சும் புன்கண் உடைத்தால் புணர்வு.

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It once was perfect joy to look upon his face; But now the fear of parting saddens each embrace.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain