Thirukkural 1084 in English
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Tamil original
கண்டார் உயிருண்ணும் தோற்றத்தால் பெண்டகைப்
பேதைக்கு அமர்த்தன கண்.
Transliteration
Kantaar Uyirunnum Thotraththaal Pentakaip
Pedhaikku Amarththana Kan
Modern English
“Her gentle feminine nature seems at odds with eyes that look capable of taking away the life of anyone who meets them.”
Modern Interpretation
Her gentle feminine nature seems at odds with eyes that look capable of taking away the life of anyone who meets them. A shy, kind person may still have an intense gaze that leaves an admirer speechless.
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Modern Plain English
Her gentle feminine nature seems at odds with eyes that look capable of taking away the life of anyone who meets them.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
This artless dame has darting eyes That drink the life of men who gaze
G.U. Pope Translation
In sweet simplicity, A woman's gracious form hath she;But yet those eyes, that drink my life, Are with the form at strife
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
These eyes that seem to kill those who look at them are as it were in hostilities with this feminine simplicity
Tamil commentary
பெண்மைக் குணம் மிக்க இப்பெண்ணின் கண்களுக்கு அவற்றைப் பார்ப்பவர் உயிரைப் பறிக்கும் தோற்றம் இருப்பதால் அவள் குணத்திற்கும் அறிவிற்கும் மாறுபட்டு போர் செய்கின்றன.
Chapter 109
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தகை அணங்குறுத்தல்
Is it an angel? A fair peacock Or jewelled belle? To my mind a shock!
Kural 1082The counter glances of this belle Are armied dart of the Love-Angel
Kural 1083Not known before -I spy Demise In woman's guise with battling eyes
Kural 1084This artless dame has darting eyes That drink the life of men who gaze
Kural 1085Is it death, eye or doe? All three In winsome woman's look I see
Kural 1086If cruel brows unbent, would screen Her eyes won't cause me trembling pain
Kural 1087Vest on the buxom breast of her Looks like rutting tusker's eye-cover
Kural 1088Ah these fair brows shatter my might Feared by foemen yet to meet
Kural 1089Which jewel can add to her beauty With fawn-like looks and modesty?
Kural 1090To the drunk alone is wine delight Nothing delights like love at sight