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

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

The shoulders of this fair one are made of ambrosia, for they revive me with pleasure every time I embrace them

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

The shoulders of this fair one are made of ambrosia, for they revive me with pleasure every time I embrace them

இவளை அணைக்கும்போது எல்லாம் வாடிக் கிடந்த என் உயிர் தளிர்க்கும்படி என்னைத் தொடுவதால், இவளின் தோள்கள் அமிழ்தத்தில் செய்யப்பட்டவை போலும்.

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