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Chapter 129: புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல்

On Love Married Love Chapter 129

Kural 1287

புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல்

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திருக்குறள்

உய்த்தல் அறிந்து புனல்பாய் பவரேபோல் பொய்த்தல் அறிந்தென் புலந்து.

Uyththal Arindhu Punalpaai Pavarepol Poiththal Arindhen Pulandhu

“To leap in stream which carries off When lord is close to feign a huff”

As those of rescue sure, who plunge into the stream,So did I anger feign, though it must falsehood seem

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Kural #1287

The Mask of Anger

The story illustrates how feigned dislike is futile when the underlying love is overwhelming and obvious. Like those who leap into a stream which they know will carry them off, why should a wife feign dislike which she knows cannot hold out long?

8–14 yr 2 min