The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1250

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துன்னாத் துறந்தாரை நெஞ்சத்து உடையேமா இன்னும் இழத்தும் கவின்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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துன்னாத் துறந்தாரை நெஞ்சத்து உடையேமா இன்னும் இழத்தும் கவின்.

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If I should keep in mind the man who utterly renounces me, My soul must suffer further loss of dignity.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain