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Thirukkural 1089

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Kural 1089

பிணையேர் மடநோக்கும் நாணும் உடையாட்கு
அணியெவனோ ஏதில தந்து.

Pinaiyer Matanokkum Naanum Utaiyaatku
Aniyevano Edhila Thandhu

Like tender fawn's her eye; Clothed on is she with modesty; What added beauty can be lent; By alien ornament

Meaning

Of what use are other jewels to her who is adorned with modesty, and the meek looks of a hind ?

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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