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Thirukkural 1106

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

Kural 1106

உறுதோறு உயிர்தளிர்ப்பத் தீண்டலால் பேதைக்கு
அமிழ்தின் இயன்றன தோள்.

Urudhoru Uyirdhalirppath Theentalaal Pedhaikku
Amizhdhin Iyandrana Thol

Ambrosia are the simple maiden's arms; when I attainTheir touch, my withered life puts forth its buds again

Meaning

The shoulders of this fair one are made of ambrosia, for they revive me with pleasure every time I embrace them.

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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