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Thirukkural 1108

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

Kural 1108

வீழும் இருவர்க்கு இனிதே வளியிடை
போழப் படாஅ முயக்கு.

Veezhum Iruvarkku Inidhe Valiyitai
Pozhap Pataaa Muyakku

Sweet is the strict embrace of those whom fond affection binds, Where no dissevering breath of discord entrance finds

Meaning

To ardent lovers sweet is the embrace that cannot be penetrated even by a breath of breeze.

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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