The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1252

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Reserve Overcome · Love

காமம் எனவொன்றோ கண்ணின்றென் நெஞ்சத்தை யாமத்தும் ஆளும் தொழில்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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காமம் எனவொன்றோ கண்ணின்றென் நெஞ்சத்தை யாமத்தும் ஆளும் தொழில்.

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What men call love is the one thing of merciless power; It gives my soul no rest, e'en in the midnight hour.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain