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Thirukkural 918

Chapter 92: வரைவின் மகளிர் (Wanton Women) · Wealth

Kural 918

ஆயும் அறிவினர் அல்லார்க்கு அணங்கென்ப
மாய மகளிர் முயக்கு.

Aayum Arivinar Allaarkku Anangenpa
Maaya Makalir Muyakku

As demoness who lures to ruin woman's treacherous loveTo men devoid of wisdom's searching power will prove

Meaning

The wise say that to such as are destitute of discerning sense the embraces of faithless women are (as ruinous as those of) the celestail female.

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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