The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1166

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Complainings · Love

இன்பம் கடல்மற்றுக் காமம் அஃதடுங்கால் துன்பம் அதனிற் பெரிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்பம் கடல்மற்றுக் காமம் அஃதடுங்கால் துன்பம் அதனிற் பெரிது.

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A happy love 's sea of joy; but mightier sorrows roll From unpropitious love athwart the troubled soul.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain