Love (காமத்துப்பால்) — The Pre-marital love (களவியல்) — Rejoicing in the Embrace (புணர்ச்சிமகிழ்தல்)

Kural 1101:
கண்டுகேட்டு உண்டுயிர்த்து உற்றறியும் ஐம்புலனும்
ஒண்தொடி கண்ணே உள.
kaNdukaettu uNduyirththu utraRiyum aimpulanum
oNdhoti kaNNae uLa
English couplet:
All joys that senses five- sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch- can give,
In this resplendent armlets-bearing damsel live! .
Explanation: The (simultaneous) enjoyment of the five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch can only be found with bright braceleted (women).

Kural 1102:
பிணிக்கு மருந்து பிறமன் அணியிழை
தன்நோய்க்குத் தானே மருந்து.
piNikku marundhu piRaman aNiyizhai
thannhoaikkuth thaanae marundhu
English couplet:
Disease and medicine antagonists we surely see;
This maid, to pain she gives, herself is remedy.
Explanation: The remedy for a disease is always something different (from it); but for the disease caused by this jewelled maid, she is herself the cure.

Kural 1103:
தாம்வீழ்வார் மென்றோள் துயிலின் இனிதுகொல்
தாமரைக் கண்ணான் உலகு.
thaamveezhvaar mendroaL thuyilin inidhukol
thaamaraik kaNNaan ulagu
English couplet:
Than rest in her soft arms to whom the soul is giv'n,
Is any sweeter joy in his, the Lotus-eyed-one's heaven?
Explanation: Can the lotus-eyed Vishnu's heaven be indeed as sweet to those who delight to sleep in the delicate arms of their beloved ?.

Kural 1104:
நீங்கின் தெறூஉம் குறுகுங்கால் தண்ணென்னும்
தீயாண்டுப் பெற்றாள் இவள்.
neengin theRuu-um kuRukungaal thaNNaennum
theeyaaNdup petraaL ivaL
English couplet:
Withdraw, it burns; approach, it soothes the pain;
Whence did the maid this wondrous fire obtain?.
Explanation: From whence has she got this fire that burns when I withdraw and cools when I approach ?.

Kural 1105:
வேட்ட பொழுதின் அவையவை போலுமே
தோட்டார் கதுப்பினாள் தோள்.
vaetta pozhudhin avaiyavai poalumae
thoattaar kadhuppinaaL thoaL
English couplet:
In her embrace, whose locks with flowery wreaths are bound,
Each varied form of joy the soul can wish is found.
Explanation: The shoulders of her whose locks are adorned with flowers delight me as if they were the very sweets I have desired (to get).

Kural 1106:
உறுதோறு உயிர்தளிர்ப்பத் தீண்டலால் பேதைக்கு
அமிழ்தின் இயன்றன தோள்.
uRudhoaRu uyirdhaLirppath theeNdalaal paedhaikku
amizhdhin iyandrana thoaL
English couplet:
Ambrosia are the simple maiden's arms; when I attain
Their touch, my withered life puts forth its buds again!.
Explanation: The shoulders of this fair one are made of ambrosia, for they revive me with pleasure every time I embrace them.

Kural 1107:
தம்மில் இருந்து தமதுபாத்து உண்டற்றால்
அம்மா அரிவை முயக்கு.
thammil irundhu thamadhupaaththu uNtatraal
ammaa arivai muyakku
English couplet:
As when one eats from household store, with kindly grace
Sharing his meal: such is this golden maid's embrace.
Explanation: The embraces of a gold-complexioned beautiful female are as pleasant as to dwell in one's own house and live by one's own (earnings) after distributing (a portion of it in charity).

Kural 1108:
வீழும் இருவர்க்கு இனிதே வளியிடை
போழப் படாஅ முயக்கு.
veezhum iruvarkku inidhae vaLiyidai
poazhap padaaa muyakku
English couplet:
Sweet is the strict embrace of those whom fond affection binds,
Where no dissevering breath of discord entrance finds.
Explanation: To ardent lovers sweet is the embrace that cannot be penetrated even by a breath of breeze.

Kural 1109:
ஊடல் உணர்தல் புணர்தல் இவைகாமம்
கூடியார் பெற்ற பயன்.
oodal uNardhal puNardhal ivaikaamam
kootiyaar petra payan
English couplet:
The jealous variance, the healing of the strife, reunion gained:
These are the fruits from wedded love obtained.
Explanation: Love quarrel, reconciliation and intercourse - these are the advantages reaped by those who marry for lust.

Kural 1110:
அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்றால் காமம்
செறிதோறும் சேயிழை மாட்டு.
aRidhoaRu aRiyaamai kaNdatraal kaamam
seRidhoaRum saeyizhai maattu
English couplet:
The more men learn, the more their lack of learning they detect;
'Tis so when I approach the maid with gleaming jewels decked.
Explanation: As (one's) ignorance is discovered the more one learns, so does repeated intercourse with a well-adorned female (only create a desire for more).