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Thirukkural 1121

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Kural 1121

பாலொடு தேன்கலந் தற்றே பணிமொழி
வாலெயிறு ஊறிய நீர்.

Paalotu Thenkalan Thatre Panimozhi
Vaaleyiru Ooriya Neer

The dew on her white teeth, whose voice is soft and low, Is as when milk and honey mingled flow

Meaning

The water which oozes from the white teeth of this soft speeched damsel is like a mixture of milk and honey.

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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