Verse 71: What fear misses
71. What fear misses
முள்வேலி கட்டினான் மூதூர்ப் புறமதனுள்உள்வழியே புக்கது நோய்
mulveli kattinaan moodhoorp puramadhanululvazhiye pukkadhu noy
He ringed the old town’s outer edge with thorns; the sickness came by a road that lay within.
The Tamil word for this sickness also means love-sickness, the longing that breaches a guarded heart.