The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1293

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Expostulation with Oneself · Love

கெட்டார்க்கு நட்டார்இல் என்பதோ நெஞ்சேநீ பெட்டாங்கு அவர்பின் செலல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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கெட்டார்க்கு நட்டார்இல் என்பதோ நெஞ்சேநீ பெட்டாங்கு அவர்பின் செலல்.

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'The ruined have no friends, 'they say; and so, my heart, To follow him, at thy desire, from me thou dost depart.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain