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Chapter 125: நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல்

On Love Married Love Chapter 125

Kural 1244

நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

கண்ணும் கொளச்சேறி நெஞ்சே இவையென்னைத் தின்னும் அவர்க்காணல் உற்று.

Kannum Kolachcheri Nenje Ivaiyennaith Thinnum Avarkkaanal Utru

“Take these eyes and meet him, O heart Or their hunger will eat me out”

O rid me of these eyes, my heart; for they,Longing to see him, wear my life away

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Kural #1244

The Longing Heart

The story reflects the Kural's depiction of a lover's eyes being so consumed by the desire to see their beloved that it feels like they are eating away at the person's peace. O my soul! take my eyes also with you, (if not), these would eat me up (in their desire) to see him

8–14 yr 2 min