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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 1157: The Kural on Love, Absence, and Longing

November 22, 2022

A verse on the anguish of separation.

1157
Do these bangles that slip from my wrists not say
This captain is sailing

துறைவன் துறந்தமை தூற்றாகொல் முன்கை
இறைஇறவா நின்ற வளை

From chapter 116, “Unbearable Absence.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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