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Thirukkural 1087

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

Kural 1087

கடாஅக் களிற்றின்மேற் கட்படாம் மாதர்
படாஅ முலைமேல் துகில்.

Kataaak Kalitrinmer Katpataam Maadhar
Pataaa Mulaimel Thukil

As veil o'er angry eyes Of raging elephant that lies, The silken cincture's folds invest This maiden's panting breast

Meaning

The cloth that covers the firm bosom of this maiden is (like) that which covers the eyes of a rutting elephant.

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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