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kanalubĕyyuṁ vānaṁ kanavugariyuṁ tīraṁ
ādiyilulayuṁ kaḽiyoḍamāyi
ārumiviḍĕ teṅṅādĕyāyi
smṛtigaḽ mātraṁ kūḍĕ
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mārivillāy mohamarigĕ tĕḽiyumuḍane māyuṁ
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abhinayikkān kaḻiyugilla kadanabhāvaṁ mātraṁ
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