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Thirukkural 1251

Chapter 126: நிறையழிதல் (Reserve Overcome) · Love

Kural 1251

காமக் கணிச்சி உடைக்கும் நிறையென்னும்
நாணுத்தாழ் வீழ்த்த கதவு.

Kaamak Kanichchi Utaikkum Niraiyennum
Naanuththaazh Veezhththa Kadhavu

Of womanly reserve love's axe breaks through the door, Barred by the bolt of shame before

Meaning

The axe of lust can break the door of chastity which is bolted with the bolt of modesty.

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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