Verse 687: What confinement leaves

687. What confinement leaves

கயிறழிந்தும் கட்டின் அடையாளம் தோலில்பயிரழிந்தும் வேரின் பதிவு

kayirazhindum kattin adaiyaalam tholilpayirazhindum verin padhivu

Though the rope has perished, the mark of its binding is on the skin; though the crop has perished, the print of its root is in the earth.