Thirukkural 1095 in English
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Tamil original
குறிக்கொண்டு நோக்காமை அல்லால் ஒருகண்
சிறக்கணித்தாள் போல நகும்
Transliteration
Kurikkontu Nokkaamai Allaal Orukan
Sirakkaniththaal Pola Nakum
Modern English
“She avoids looking straight at him, yet watches with a half-closed eye and smiles to herself.”
Modern Interpretation
She avoids looking straight at him, yet watches with a half-closed eye and smiles to herself. A playful side glance across a classroom can reveal affection without a direct confession.
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Modern Plain English
She avoids looking straight at him, yet watches with a half-closed eye and smiles to herself.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
No direct gaze; a side-long glance She darts at me and smiles askance
G.U. Pope Translation
She seemed to see me not; but yet the maidHer love, by smiling side-long glance, betrayed
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
She not only avoids a direct look at me, but looks as it were with a half-closed eye and smiles
Tamil commentary
நேரே பார்க்காமல் ஒரு கண்ணை மட்டும் சுருக்கி பார்ப்பவள் போல என்னைப் பார்த்துப் பார்த்துப் பிறகு தனக்குள் தானே மகிழ்வாள்.
Chapter 110
More from Recognition of the Signs
குறிப்பறிதல்
Her painted eyes, two glances dart One hurts; the other heals my heart
Kural 1092Her furtive lightning glance is more Than enjoyment of sexual lore
Kural 1093She looked; looking bowed her head And love-plant was with water fed
Kural 1094I look; she droops to earth awhile I turn; she looks with gentle smile
Kural 1095No direct gaze; a side-long glance She darts at me and smiles askance
Kural 1096Their words at first seem an offence But quick we feel them friendly ones
Kural 1097Harsh little words; offended looks, Are feigned consenting love-lorn tricks
Kural 1098What a grace the slim maid has! As I look she slightly smiles
Kural 1099Between lovers we do discern A stranger's look of unconcern
Kural 1100The words of mouth are of no use When eye to eye agrees the gaze