The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1163

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Complainings · Love

காமமும் நாணும் உயிர்காவாத் தூங்கும்என் நோனா உடம்பின் அகத்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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காமமும் நாணும் உயிர்காவாத் தூங்கும்என் நோனா உடம்பின் அகத்து.

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My soul, like porter's pole, within my wearied frame, Sustains a two-fold burthen poised, of love and shame.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain