Verse 192: Defined by concealment
192. Defined by concealment
மூடாத புண்மேல் முகமூடி யிட்டவன்மூடாத புண்ணே முகம்
moodaadha punmel mukamoodi yittavanmoodaadha punne mukam
He laid a mask over a wound that would not close; that unclosed wound alone is his face.
Tamil moodaadha means ‘unclosed’ and ‘uncovered’: a wound that will not close stays bare under any mask. A face is what others know us by.