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Thirukkural 1289

Chapter 129: புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல் (Desire for Reunion) · Love

Kural 1289

மலரினும் மெல்லிது காமம் சிலர்அதன்
செவ்வி தலைப்படு வார்.

Malarinum Mellidhu Kaamam Silaradhan
Sevvi Thalaippatu Vaar

Love is tender as an opening flower In season dueTo gain its perfect bliss is rapture known to few

Meaning

Sexual delight is more delicate than a flower, and few are those who understand its real nature.

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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