It is not that the spindle did not wind
Kalavve · 12th century · from the Kannada original
Original
ಕದಿರು ಮುರಿಯೆ ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.ವ್ರತಹೀನನ ನೆರೆಯಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಗುಮ್ಮೇಶ್ವರಾ.
Translation
It is not that the spindle did not wind the yarnJust that Gummeshwara did’nt aid the rule-breaker
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