Kural 1273Chapter 128: The Reading of the Signs

Thirukkural 1273 in English

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Tamil original

மணியில் திகழ்தரு நூல்போல் மடந்தை
அணியில் திகழ்வதொன்று உண்டு.

Transliteration

Maniyil Thikazhdharu Noolpol Matandhai
Aniyil Thikazhvadhondru Untu

Modern English

“A hidden message can shine through beauty like thread seen inside a string of jewels.”

Modern Interpretation

A hidden message can shine through beauty like thread seen inside a string of jewels. A small glance from someone we love may communicate more than a long conversation.

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Modern Plain English

A hidden message can shine through beauty like thread seen inside a string of jewels.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Something shines through her jewelled charm Like thread shining through wreathed gem

G.U. Pope Translation

As through the crystal beads is seen the thread on which they 're strungSo in her beauty gleams some thought cannot find a tongue

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

There is something that is implied in the beauty of this woman, like the thread that is visible in a garland of gems

Tamil commentary

கோக்கப்பட்ட பளிங்கிற்குள் கிடந்து வெளியே தெரியும் நூலைப் போல இவளின் அழகிற்குள் கிடந்து வெளியே தெரியும் குறிப்பு ஒன்று உண்டு.

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