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Kural No. 918 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 92

Wanton Women

வரைவின் மகளிர்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஆயும் அறிவினர் அல்லார்க்கு அணங்கென்ப
மாய மகளிர் முயக்கு.

Aayum Arivinar Allaarkku Anangenpa / Maaya Makalir Muyakku

Classical English couplet — “As demoness who lures to ruin woman's treacherous loveTo men devoid of wisdom's searching power will prove”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The wise say that to such as are destitute of discerning sense the embraces of faithless women are (as ruinous as those of) the celestail female”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

வஞ்சம் நிறைந்த பொதுமகளிரின் சேர்க்கை, ஆராய்ந்தறியும் அறிவு இல்லாதவற்க்கு அணங்கு தாக்கு(மோகினி மயக்கு) என்று கூறுவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

வஞ்சக எண்ணங்கொண்ட ``பொதுமகள்'' ஒருத்தியிடம் மயங்குவதை அறிவில்லாதவனுக்கு ஏற்பட்ட ``மோகினி மயக்கம்'' என்று கூறுவார்கள்

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