Tirukkural Chapter 112 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 112 - நலம் புனைந்துரைத்தல்
CHAPTER 112 - PRAISING HIS LOVER
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112/01. நன்னீரை வாழி; அனிச்சமே! நின்னினும்
மென்னீரள் யாம்வீழ் பவள்

112/01. Naneerai vaazhi; anichchame! Ninninum
Menneerall yaamveezh bhavall

112/01. "Oh you *Anicham Flower! I bless you for your good nature!
But my lover is softer than you! "
(*A flower said to be so delicate as to wilt
And wither even at a slight sniff)
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Gopi. He says that his lover is softer than
Anicham Flower.

Mahavir: "Oh flower anicham! Your're delicate
At a slight sniff you'll wilt
And wither for it is your nature,
As a nature's wonder! "

"But my lover softer,
Than your nice petals.
If I touch her shoulders,
Her entire body shivers."

This is how he says,
About his pretty lover
And her soft nature,
As its lovable wonder.
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112/02. மலர்காணின் மையாத்தி நெஞ்சே! இவள்கண்
பலர்காணும் பூ வொக்கும் என்று.

112/02. Malarkaannin maiyaaththi nenje! Ivallkann
Palarkaannum poo vokkum endrru.

112/02. "Oh mind! Why you are attracted by a flower
That was seen by all, and is not equal to my lover's eyes."
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Gopi: Now he is saying her lover's eyes
Are more attractive than that flower
Which was seen by all.

Mahavir: The flower was seen by all.
But they haven't seen his lover.
He says, her eyes attract him well,
More than the beauty of that flower.

The flower is enjoyed by all.
But she is for him only special,
As he's attracted by her eyes,
That shows her willingness

Eyes are powerful medium,
Of communication between them,
So, he highlights her eyes
More beautiful than flowers.
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112/03. முறிமேனி முத்தம் முறுவல் வெறிநாற்றம்
வேலுண்கண் வேய்த்தோ ளவட்கு.

112/03. Murrimeni muththam murruval verrinaatrram
Velunnkann veiththo llavatku

112/03. "My lover's body is like a tender leaflet;
Her teeth are like pearls; her body has natural flavor smell;
Her eyes with eye-liners are like spears;
Her shoulders are like soft bamboos."
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Gopi: He compares her features with
Other natural beautiful things.

Mahavir: He praises every part
Her body like tender leaflet,
With natural flavors,
And her teeth like pearls.

Her eyes are like spears,
Her shoulders, like bamboos,
So her total shape resembles
Nature's beautiful things.

In his ecstasy, he expresses
His feeling of happiness
By describing her beauty
As not artificial, but natural beauty.
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