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Thirukkural 1101

Chapter 111: புணர்ச்சி மகிழ்தல் (Rejoicing in the Embrace) · Love

Kural 1101

கண்டுகேட்டு உண்டுயிர்த்து உற்றறியும் ஐம்புலனும்
ஒண்தொடி கண்ணே உள.

Kantukettu Untuyirththu Utrariyum Aimpulanum
Ondhoti Kanne Ula

All joys that senses five- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch- can give, In this resplendent armlets-bearing damsel live

Meaning

The (simultaneous) enjoyment of the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch can only be found with bright braceleted (women).

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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