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Kural No. 1085 · Love (Inbam) · Ch 109

The Pre-marital love

தகை அணங்குறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
கூற்றமோ கண்ணோ பிணையோ மடவரல்
நோக்கமிம் மூன்றும் உடைத்து.

Kootramo Kanno Pinaiyo Matavaral / Nokkamim Moondrum Utaiththu

Classical English couplet — “The light that on me gleams, Is it death's dart? or eye's bright beams?Or fawn's shy glance? All three appear In form of maiden here”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

Is it Yama, (a pair of) eyes or a hind ?- Are not all these three in the looks of this maid ?”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

எமனோ. கண்ணோ, பெண்மானோ, இந்த இளம் பெண்ணின் பார்வை இந்த மூன்றன் தன்மையும் உடையதாக இருக்கிறது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

உயிர்பறிக்கும் கூற்றமோ? உறவாடும் விழியோ? மருட்சிகொள்ளும் பெண்மானோ? இளம் பெண்ணின் பார்வை இந்த மூன்று கேள்விகளையும் எழுப்புகிறதே

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