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Thirukkural 913

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 913

பொருட்பெண்டிர் பொய்ம்மை முயக்கம் இருட்டறையில்
ஏத஧ல் பிணந்தழீஇ அற்று.

Porutpentir Poimmai Muyakkam Iruttaraiyil
Edhil Pinandhazheei Atru

As one in darkened room, some stranger corpse inarms, Is he who seeks delight in mercenary women's charms

Meaning

The false embraces of wealth-loving women are like (hired men) embracing a strange corpse in a dark room.

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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