குறள் 897

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Penneval Seydhozhukum Aanmaiyin NaanutaipPenne Perumai Utaiththu

The dignity of modest womanhood excelsHis manliness, obedient to a woman's law who dwells

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Even shame faced womanhood is more to be esteemed than the shameless manhood that performs