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Thirukkural 1145

Chapter 115: அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல் (The Announcement of the Rumour) · Love

Kural 1145

களித்தொறும் கள்ளுண்டல் வேட்டற்றால் காமம்
வெளிப்படுந் தோறும் இனிது.

Kaliththorum Kalluntal Vettatraal Kaamam
Velippatun Thorum Inidhu

The more man drinks, the more he ever drunk would be; The more my love's revealed, the sweeter 'tis to me

Meaning

As drinking liquor is delightful (to one) whenever one is in mirth, so is lust delightful to me whenever it is the subject of rumour.

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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