Thirukkural 1106 in English
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Tamil original
உறுதோறு உயிர்தளிர்ப்பத் தீண்டலால் பேதைக்கு
அமிழ்தின் இயன்றன தோள்.
Transliteration
Urudhoru Uyirdhalirppath Theentalaal Pedhaikku
Amizhdhin Iyandrana Thol
Modern English
“A loving embrace can make a tired spirit feel young and renewed, as though it were made of nectar.”
Modern Interpretation
A loving embrace can make a tired spirit feel young and renewed, as though it were made of nectar. After a frightening or exhausting day, a trusted person's hug can help someone feel alive again.
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Modern Plain English
A loving embrace can make a tired spirit feel young and renewed, as though it were made of nectar.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
My simple maid has nectar arms Each embrace brings life-thrilling charms
G.U. Pope Translation
Ambrosia are the simple maiden's arms; when I attainTheir touch, my withered life puts forth its buds again
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The shoulders of this fair one are made of ambrosia, for they revive me with pleasure every time I embrace them
Tamil commentary
இவளை அணைக்கும்போது எல்லாம் வாடிக் கிடந்த என் உயிர் தளிர்க்கும்படி என்னைத் தொடுவதால், இவளின் தோள்கள் அமிழ்தத்தில் செய்யப்பட்டவை போலும்.
Chapter 111
More from Rejoicing in the Embrace
புணர்ச்சி மகிழ்தல்
In this bangled beauty dwell The joys of sight sound touch taste smell
Kural 1102The cure for ailment is somewhere For fair maid's ill she is the cure
Kural 1103Is lotus-eyed lord's heaven so sweet As sleep in lover's arms so soft?
Kural 1104Away it burns and cools anear Wherefrom did she get this fire?
Kural 1105The arms of my flower-tressed maid Whatever I wish that that accord
Kural 1106My simple maid has nectar arms Each embrace brings life-thrilling charms
Kural 1107Ah the embrace of this fair dame Is like sharing one's food at home
Kural 1108Joy is the fast embrace that doth Not admit e'en air between both
Kural 1109Sulking, feeling and clasping fast These three are sweets of lover's tryst
Kural 1110As knowledge reveals past ignorance So is the belle as love gets close