The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1309

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Pouting · Love

நீரும் நிழலது இனிதே புலவியும் வீழுநர் கண்ணே இனிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நீரும் நிழலது இனிதே புலவியும் வீழுநர் கண்ணே இனிது.

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Water is pleasant in the cooling shade; So coolness for a time with those we love.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain