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Thirukkural 1110

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

Kural 1110

அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்றால் காமம்
செறிதோறும் சேயிழை மாட்டு.

Aridhoru Ariyaamai Kantatraal Kaamam
Seridhorum Seyizhai Maattu

The more men learn, the more their lack of learning they detect;'Tis so when I approach the maid with gleaming jewels decked

Meaning

As (one's) ignorance is discovered the more one learns, so does repeated intercourse with a welladorned female (only create a desire for more).

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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