Verse 103: Comparison makes us suffer

103. Comparison makes us suffer

நிறம்புகுந்த நூலருகே நிற்கும் வெறுநூல்நிறமின்மை கண்டே அழல்

nirambukunda noolaruke nirkum verunoolniraminmai kande azhal

Beside the thread that colour has soaked into, the bare thread sees its own colourlessness and burns.