Thirukkural 1103 in English

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Tamil original

தாம்வீழ்வார் மென்றோள் துயிலின் இனிதுகொல்
தாமரைக் கண்ணான் உலகு.

Transliteration

Thaamveezhvaar Mendrol Thuyilin Inidhukol
Thaamaraik Kannaan Ulaku

English Translation

“Is lotus-eyed lord's heaven so sweet As sleep in lover's arms so soft?”

Plain-English meaning

Can the lotus-eyed Vishnu's heaven be indeed as sweet to those who delight to sleep in the delicate arms of their beloved ?

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Is lotus-eyed lord's heaven so sweet As sleep in lover's arms so soft?

G.U. Pope Translation

Than rest in her soft arms to whom the soul is giv'n,Is any sweeter joy in his, the Lotus-eyed-one's heaven

Plain-English Meaning

Can the lotus-eyed Vishnu's heaven be indeed as sweet to those who delight to sleep in the delicate arms of their beloved ?

தாம் விரும்பும் மனைவியின் மெல்லிய தோளைத் தழுவித் தூங்கும் உறக்கத்தைவிடத் தாமரைக் கண்ணனாகிய திருமாலின் உலகம் இனிமை ஆனதோ?

Chapter 111

புணர்ச்சி மகிழ்தல்

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

The cure for ailment is somewhere For fair maid's ill she is the cure

Is lotus-eyed lord's heaven so sweet As sleep in lover's arms so soft?

Away it burns and cools anear Wherefrom did she get this fire?

The arms of my flower-tressed maid Whatever I wish that that accord

My simple maid has nectar arms Each embrace brings life-thrilling charms

Ah the embrace of this fair dame Is like sharing one's food at home

Joy is the fast embrace that doth Not admit e'en air between both

Sulking, feeling and clasping fast These three are sweets of lover's tryst

As knowledge reveals past ignorance So is the belle as love gets close