Thirukkural 1330 in English

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Tamil original

ஊடுதல் காமத்திற்கு இன்பம் அதற்கின்பம்
கூடி முயங்கப் பெறின்.

Transliteration

Ootudhal Kaamaththirku Inpam Adharkinpam
Kooti Muyangap Perin

English Translation

“Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite”

Plain-English meaning

Dislike adds delight to love; and a hearty embrace (thereafter) will add delight to dislike

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English Translation

Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite

G.U. Pope Translation

A 'feigned aversion' coy to pleasure gives a zest;The pleasure's crowned when breast is clasped to breast

Plain-English Meaning

Dislike adds delight to love; and a hearty embrace (thereafter) will add delight to dislike

காதல் நுகர்ச்சிக்கு இன்பம் ஊடுதலே அவ்வூடலுக்கும் இன்பம், அளவு அறிந்து ஊடலை நீக்கிக் கூடித் தழுவுதலே.

Chapter 133

ஊடலுவகை

He is flawless; but I do pout So that his loving ways show out

Fading first, love blooms and outlives The petty pricks that pouting gives

Is there a heaven like sulk beneath Of hearts that join like water and earth?

In long pout after embrace sweet A weapon is up to break my heart

Though free form faults, one feels the charms Of feigned release from lover's arms

Sweeter than meal is digestion And sulk in love than union

The yielder wins in lover's pout Reunited joy brings it out

Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?

Sulk on O belle of shining jewels! Prolong O night! our delight swells!

Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite