The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1183

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The Pallid Hue · Love

சாயலும் நாணும் அவர்கொண்டார் கைம்மாறா நோயும் பசலையும் தந்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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சாயலும் நாணும் அவர்கொண்டார் கைம்மாறா நோயும் பசலையும் தந்து.

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Of comeliness and shame he me bereft, While pain and sickly hue, in recompense, he left.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain