Thirukkural 1110 in English
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Tamil original
அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்றால் காமம்
செறிதோறும் சேயிழை மாட்டு.
Transliteration
Aridhoru Ariyaamai Kantatraal Kaamam
Seridhorum Seyizhai Maattu
Modern English
“The more deeply we know someone we love, the more we discover about our feelings, just as learning reveals how much we do not yet know.”
Modern Interpretation
The more deeply we know someone we love, the more we discover about our feelings, just as learning reveals how much we do not yet know. Each shared conversation can make affection feel fresh instead of ordinary.
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Modern Plain English
The more deeply we know someone we love, the more we discover about our feelings, just as learning reveals how much we do not yet know.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
As knowledge reveals past ignorance So is the belle as love gets close
G.U. Pope Translation
The more men learn, the more their lack of learning they detect;'Tis so when I approach the maid with gleaming jewels decked
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
As (one's) ignorance is discovered the more one learns, so does repeated intercourse with a welladorned female (only create a desire for more)
Tamil commentary
நூல்களாலும் நுண் அறிவாலும் அறிய அறிய முன்னைய நம் அறியாமை தெரிவதுபோல, நல்ல அணிகளை அணிந்திருக்கும் என் மனைவியுடன் கூடக் கூட அவள் மீது உள்ள என் காதற்சுவையும் புதிது புதிதாகத் தெரிகிறது.
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