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Thirukkural 1094

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

Kural 1094

யான்நோக்கும் காலை நிலன்நோக்கும் நோக்காக்கால்
தான்நோக்கி மெல்ல நகும்.

Yaannokkum Kaalai Nilannokkum Nokkaakkaal
Thaannokki Mella Nakum

I look on her: her eyes are on the ground the while:I look away: she looks on me with timid smile

Meaning

When I look, she looks down; when I do not, she looks and smiles gently.

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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