Tirukkural Chapter 112 - Couplets 1,2,3

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 112 - நலம் புனைந்துரைத்தல் CHAPTER 112 - PRAISING HIS LOVER *** 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) *** 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. *** 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." *** 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. *** 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." *** 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. ***