Thirukkural 1111 in English
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Tamil original
நன்னீரை வாழி அனிச்சமே நின்னினும்
மென்னீரள் யாம்வீழ் பவள்.
Transliteration
Nanneerai Vaazhi Anichchame Ninninum
Menneeral Yaamveezh Paval
Modern English
“The beloved is said to be softer than the delicate anicham flower.”
Modern Interpretation
The beloved is said to be softer than the delicate anicham flower. It is a playful way of praising tenderness, like saying a loved one's gentle touch feels softer than anything else you have known.
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Modern Plain English
The beloved is said to be softer than the delicate anicham flower.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Soft blessed anicha flower, hail On whom I dote is softer still
G.U. Pope Translation
O flower of the sensitive plant! than theeMore tender's the maiden beloved by me
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
May you flourish, O Anicham! you have a delicate nature But my beloved is more delicate than you
Tamil commentary
அனிச்சம் பூவே! நீ எல்லாப் பூக்களிலுமே மென்மையால் சிறந்த இயல்பை உடையை வாழ்ந்து போ! ஒன்று உனக்குத் தெரியுமா? என்னால் விரும்பப்படும் என் மனைவி உன்னைக் காட்டிலும் மென்மையானவள்!
Chapter 112
More from The Praise of her Beauty
நலம் புனைந்து உரைத்தல்
Soft blessed anicha flower, hail On whom I dote is softer still
Kural 1112You can't liken flowers by many eyed, To her bright eyes, O mind dismayed
Kural 1113The bamboo-shouldered has pearl-like smiles Fragrant breath and lance-like eyes
Kural 1114Lily droops down to ground and says I can't equal the jewelled-one's eyes
Kural 1115Anicha flower with stem she wears To her breaking waist sad-drum-blares!
Kural 1116Stars are confused to know which is The moon and which is woman's face
Kural 1117Are there spots on the lady's face Just as in moon that changes phase?
Kural 1118Like my lady's face if you shine All my love to you; hail O moon!
Kural 1119Like the face of my flower-eyed one If you look, then shine alone O moon!
Kural 1120The soft flower and the swan's down are Like nettles to the feet of the fair