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Thirukkural 1092

Chapter 110: குறிப்பறிதல் (Recognition of the Signs) · Love

Kural 1092

கண்களவு கொள்ளும் சிறுநோக்கம் காமத்தில்
செம்பாகம் அன்று பெரிது.

Kankalavu Kollum Sirunokkam Kaamaththil
Sempaakam Andru Peridhu

The furtive glance, that gleams one instant bright, Is more than half of love's supreme delight

Meaning

A single stolen glance of her eyes is more than half the pleasure (of sexual embrace).

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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