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Thirukkural 1321

Chapter 133: ஊடலுவகை (The Pleasures of Temporary Variance) · Love

Kural 1321

இல்லை தவறவர்க்கு ஆயினும் ஊடுதல்
வல்லது அவர்அள஧க்கு மாறு.

Illai Thavaravarkku Aayinum Ootudhal
Valladhu Avaralikku Maaru

Although there be no fault in him, the sweetness of his loveHath power in me a fretful jealousy to move

Meaning

Although my husband is free from defects, the way in which he embraces me is such as to make me feign dislike.

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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