Kural 338

குறள் 338

குடம்பை தனித்து ஒழியப் புள்பறந் தற்றே
உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை நட்பு.                                                

Stanza 338

Like a bird’s to the shell it leaves
Is a life’s link to its body?

Meaning:

The love of the soul to the body is like a bird to its egg which it flies away from and leaves empty.

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