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Thirukkural 1100

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

Kural 1100

கண்ணொடு கண்இணை நோக்கொக்கின் வாய்ச்சொற்கள்
என்ன பயனும் இல.

Kannotu Kaninai Nokkokkin Vaaichchorkal
Enna Payanum Ila

When eye to answering eye reveals the tale of love, All words that lips can say must useless prove

Meaning

The words of the mouths are of no use whatever, when there is perfect agreement between the eyes (of lovers).

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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