கடலன்ன காமம் உழந்தும் மடலேறாப் பெண்ணின் பெருந்தக்க தில்.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
Read Kural 1137 ↗Kural 1137
There's nought of greater worth than woman's long-enduring soul, Who, vexed by love like ocean waves, climbs not the 'horse of palm'.
G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.
Source record
Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org
MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain
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