Kural 1101Chapter 111: Rejoicing in the Embrace

Thirukkural 1101 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

கண்டுகேட்டு உண்டுயிர்த்து உற்றறியும் ஐம்புலனும்
ஒண்தொடி கண்ணே உள.

Transliteration

Kantukettu Untuyirththu Utrariyum Aimpulanum
Ondhoti Kanne Ula

Modern English

“The person you love can make every sense feel alive: sight, sound, taste, scent, and touch.”

Modern Interpretation

The person you love can make every sense feel alive: sight, sound, taste, scent, and touch. After a difficult day, even a partner's welcoming smile, voice, and embrace can make the whole world feel warm again.

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Modern Plain English

The person you love can make every sense feel alive: sight, sound, taste, scent, and touch.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

In this bangled beauty dwell The joys of sight sound touch taste smell

G.U. Pope Translation

All joys that senses five- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch- can give,In this resplendent armlets-bearing damsel live

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

The (simultaneous) enjoyment of the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch can only be found with bright braceleted (women)

Tamil commentary

விழியால் பார்த்து, செவியால்கேட்டு, நாவால் உண்டு, மூக்கால் மோந்து, உடம்பால் தீண்டி என் ஐம்பொறிகளாலும் அனுபவிக்கும்படும் இன்பம் ஒளிமிக்க வளையல்களை அணிந்த மனைவியிடம் மட்டுமே உண்டு.

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