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DECODE · KURAL 1251

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Reserve Overcome · Love

காமக் கணிச்சி உடைக்கும் நிறையென்னும் நாணுத்தாழ் வீழ்த்த கதவு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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காமக் கணிச்சி உடைக்கும் நிறையென்னும் நாணுத்தாழ் வீழ்த்த கதவு.

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Of womanly reserve love's axe breaks through the door, Barred by the bolt of shame before.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain