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Thirukkural 1201

Chapter 121: நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல் (Sad Memories) · Love

Kural 1201

உள்ளினும் தீராப் பெருமகிழ் செய்தலால்
கள்ளினும் காமம் இனிது.

Ullinum Theeraap Perumakizh Seydhalaal
Kallinum Kaamam Inidhu

From thought of her unfailing gladness springs, Sweeter than palm-rice wine the joy love brings

Meaning

Sexuality is sweeter than liquor, because when remembered, it creates a most rapturous delight.

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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