The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1147

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The Announcement of the Rumour · Love

ஊரவர் கெளவை எருவாக அன்னைசொல் நீராக நீளும்இந் நோய்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஊரவர் கெளவை எருவாக அன்னைசொல் நீராக நீளும்இந் நோய்.

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My anguish grows apace: the town's report Manures it; my mother's word doth water it.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain