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Thirukkural 1098

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

Kural 1098

அசையியற்கு உண்டாண்டோர் ஏஎர்யான் நோக்கப்
பசையினள் பைய நகும்.

Asaiyiyarku Untaantor Eeryaan Nokkap
Pasaiyinal Paiya Nakum

I gaze, the tender maid relents the while; And, oh the matchless grace of that soft smile

Meaning

When I look, the pitying maid looks in return and smiles gently; and that is a comforting sign for me.

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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