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Thirukkural 1083

Chapter 109: தகை அணங்குறுத்தல் (The Pre-marital love) · Love

Kural 1083

பண்டறியேன் கூற்றென் பதனை இனியறிந்தேன்
பெண்டகையால் பேரமர்க் கட்டு.

Pantariyen Kootren Padhanai Iniyarindhen
Pentakaiyaal Peramark Kattu

Death's form I formerly Knew not; but now 'tis plain to me; He comes in lovely maiden's guise, With soul-subduing eyes

Meaning

I never knew before what is called Yama; I see it now; it is the eyes that carry on a great fight with (the help of) female qualities.

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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