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Thirukkural 1082

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Kural 1082

நோக்கினாள் நோக்கெதிர் நோக்குதல் தாக்கணங்கு
தானைக்கொண் டன்ன துடைத்து.

Nokkinaal Nokkedhir Nokkudhal Thaakkanangu
Thaanaikkon Tanna Thutaiththu

She of the beaming eyes, To my rash look her glance replies, As if the matchless goddess' hand Led forth an armed band

Meaning

This female beauty returning my looks is like a celestial maiden coming with an army to contend against me.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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