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Thirukkural 1122

Chapter 113: காதற் சிறப்புரைத்தல் (Declaration of Love's Special Excellence) · Love

Kural 1122

உடம்பொடு உயிரிடை என்னமற் றன்ன
மடந்தையொடு எம்மிடை நட்பு.

Utampotu Uyiritai Ennamar Ranna
Matandhaiyotu Emmitai Natpu

Between this maid and me the friendship kindIs as the bonds that soul and body bind

Meaning

The love between me and this damsel is like the union of body and soul.

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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