Verse 1065: What work leaves

1065. What work leaves

அரைத்தார் மறைந்தார் அரைத்தகல் நிற்கும்உரையின் மணமும் அது

araithaar maraindaar araithakal nirkumuraiyin manamum adhu

Those who ground the sandalwood are gone; the stone they ground it on stands, and so does the fragrance of their words.
Sandalwood is rubbed on a stone into fragrant paste. The Tamil word for that rubbing, urai, also means speech.