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Thirukkural 1099

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

Kural 1099

ஏதிலார் போலப் பொதுநோக்கு நோக்குதல்
காதலார் கண்ணே உள.

Edhilaar Polap Podhunokku Nokkudhal
Kaadhalaar Kanne Ula

The look indifferent, that would its love disguise, Is only read aright by lovers' eyes

Meaning

Both the lovers are capable of looking at each other in an ordinary way, as if they were perfect strangers.

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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