Cholas Quotes

“I thought that there is yet hope for someone who was caught in the river’s whirlpool, but none exists for those who are trapped in the vortex of a beautiful woman’s eyes.”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

“Among all the dark complexioned women she looked like an apsara. Ramba , Urvasi , Indrani and all other heavenly damsels are incomparable to her beauty.”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

“Prince Arulmozhivarmar is like that pole star. If young men like you follow his ideals, you will achieve your goal in life.”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

“Pazhuvetarayar got a welcome that befitted the treasurer of the kingdom. You got a welcome that befits a true warrior.”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

“What do you want to know from the astrologer, akka?” “Will I get married? Or will I have to stay single all my life?”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan

“Well, if at all I have to get married, I will choose a poor soldier, who won’t take me away from this Chola Kingdom.”
― Sumeetha Manikandan, Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan