Verse 1235: Sorrow after leaving
1235. Sorrow after leaving
கொடிபோன பின்னும் கொழுகொம்பு நிற்கும்படிநிற்கும் நெஞ்சிற் படர்
kodipona pinnum kozhukombu nirkumpadinirkum nenjir padar
Even after the vine has gone, the pole it climbed still stands; so sorrow stands on in the heart.
The Tamil word for this sorrow, padar, also means a creeper’s spreading.