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Thirukkural 1305

Kural 1305

நலத்தகை நல்லவர்க்கு ஏஎர் புலத்தகை
பூஅன்ன கண்ணார் அகத்து.

Nalaththakai Nallavarkku Eer Pulaththakai
Pooanna Kannaar Akaththu

Even to men of good and worthy mind, the petulanceOf wives with flowery eyes lacks not a lovely grace

Meaning

An increased shyness in those whose eyes are like flowers is beautiful even to good and virtuous husbands.

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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