The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1094

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Recognition of the Signs · Love

யான்நோக்கும் காலை நிலன்நோக்கும் நோக்காக்கால் தான்நோக்கி மெல்ல நகும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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யான்நோக்கும் காலை நிலன்நோக்கும் நோக்காக்கால் தான்நோக்கி மெல்ல நகும்.

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I look on her: her eyes are on the ground the while: I look away: she looks on me with timid smile.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain