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Kural No. 919 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 92

Wanton Women

வரைவின் மகளிர்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
வரைவிலா மாணிழையார் மென்தோள் புரையிலாப்
பூரியர்கள் ஆழும் அளறு.

Varaivilaa Maanizhaiyaar Mendhol Puraiyilaap / Pooriyarkal Aazhum Alaru

Classical English couplet — “The wanton's tender arm, with gleaming jewels decked,Is hell, where sink degraded souls of men abject”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The delicate shoulders of prostitutes with excellent jewels are a hell into which are plunged the ignorant base”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஒழுக்க வரையரை இல்லாத பொது மகளிரின் மெல்லிய தோள், உயர்வில்லாத கீழ்மக்கள் ஆழ்ந்து கிடக்கின்ற நரகமாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

விலைமகளை விரும்பி அவள் பின்னால் போவதற்கும் ``நரகம்'' எனச் சொல்லப்படும் சகதியில் விழுவதற்கும் வேறுபாடே இல்லை

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