The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1177

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Eyes consumed with Grief · Love

உழந்துழந் துள்நீர் அறுக விழைந்திழைந்து வேண்டி அவர்க்கண்ட கண்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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உழந்துழந் துள்நீர் அறுக விழைந்திழைந்து வேண்டி அவர்க்கண்ட கண்.

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Aching, aching, let those exhaust their stream, That melting, melting, that day gazed on him.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain