Thirukkural 1109 in English

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Tamil original

ஊடல் உணர்தல் புணர்தல் இவைகாமம்
கூடியார் பெற்ற பயன்.

Transliteration

Ootal Unardhal Punardhal Ivaikaamam
Kootiyaar Petra Payan

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Love quarrel, reconciliation and intercourse - these are the advantages reaped by those who marry for lust

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

The jealous variance, the healing of the strife, reunion gained:These are the fruits from wedded love obtained

Plain-English Meaning

Love quarrel, reconciliation and intercourse - these are the advantages reaped by those who marry for lust

படுக்கைக்குப் போகுமுன் சிறு ஊடல் செய்தல், தவறு உணர்ந்து சமாதானம் ஆதல், அதன்பின் கூடல் இவை அல்லவா திருமணம் செய்து கொண்டவர் பெற்ற பயன்கள்!

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