INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 101
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Her companion intervenes with the remark that love becomes painful and dishonourable when it is not requited with equal compassion but she replies that the noble altitude of rejecting oneself to hang on those who are not inwardly well disposed of is unknown in the case of lovers.
செற்றார் எனக் கைவிடல் உண்டோ நெஞ்சே யாம்
உற்றால் உறாஅ தவர் (106)
Further she adds that the maidenly reserve which is the protecting guard of honour of her sex is shattered to pieces by the sweet appeasing words of the lover.
பன்மாயக் கள்வன் பணிமொழி யன்றோ நம்
பெண்மை உடைக்கும் படை (106)
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