Love (காமத்துப்பால்) — The Pre-marital love (களவியல்) — The Praise of her Beauty (நலம்புனைந்துரைத்தல்)

Kural 1111:
நன்னீரை வாழி அனிச்சமே நின்னினும்
மென்னீரள் யாம்வீழ் பவள்.
nanneerai vaazhi anichchamae ninninum
menneeraL yaamveezh pavaL
English couplet:
O flower of the sensitive plant! than thee
More tender's the maiden beloved by me.
Explanation: May you flourish, O Anicham! you have a delicate nature. But my beloved is more delicate than you.

Kural 1112:
மலர்காணின் மையாத்தி நெஞ்சே இவள்கண்
பலர்காணும் பூவொக்கும் என்று.
malarkaaNin maiyaaththi nenjae ivaLkaN
palarkaaNum poovokkum endru
English couplet:
You deemed, as you saw the flowers, her eyes were as flowers, my soul,
That many may see; it was surely some folly that over you stole!.
Explanation: O my soul, fancying that flowers which are seen by many can resemble her eyes, you become confused at the sight of them.

Kural 1113:
முறிமேனி முத்தம் முறுவல் வெறிநாற்றம்
வேலுண்கண் வேய்த்தோ ளவட்கு.
muRimaeni muththam muRuval veRinhaatram
vaelun-kaN vaeyththoa Lavatku
English couplet:
As tender shoot her frame; teeth, pearls; around her odours blend;
Darts are the eyes of her whose shoulders like the bambu bend.
Explanation: The complexion of this bamboo-shouldered one is that of a shoot; her teeth, are pearls; her breath, fragrance; and her dyed eyes, lances.

Kural 1114:
காணின் குவளை கவிழ்ந்து நிலன்நோக்கும்
மாணிழை கண்ணொவ்வேம் என்று.
kaaNin kuvaLai kavizhndhu nilannoakkum
maaNizhai kaNNovvaem endru
English couplet:
The lotus, seeing her, with head demiss, the ground would eye,
And say, 'With eyes of her, rich gems who wears, we cannot vie'.
Explanation: If the blue lotus could see, it would stoop and look at the ground saying, "I can never resemble the eyes of this excellent jewelled one".

Kural 1115:
அனிச்சப்பூக் கால்களையாள் பெய்தாள் நுகப்பிற்கு
நல்ல படாஅ பறை.
anichchappook kaalkaLaiyaaL peydhaaL nukappiRku
nalla pataaa paRai
English couplet:
The flowers of the sensitive plant as a girdle around her she placed;
The stems she forgot to nip off; they 'll weigh down the delicate waist.
Explanation: No merry drums will be beaten for the (tender) waist of her who has adorned herself with the anicham without having removed its stem.

Kural 1116:
மதியும் மடந்தை முகனும் அறியா
பதியின் கலங்கிய மீன்.
madhiyum madandhai mukanum aRiyaa
padhiyin kalangiya meen
English couplet:
The stars perplexed are rushing wildly from their spheres;
For like another moon this maiden's face appears.
Explanation: The stars have become confused in their places not being able to distinguish between the moon and the maid's countenance.

Kural 1117:
அறுவாய் நிறைந்த அவிர்மதிக்குப் போல
மறுவுண்டோ மாதர் முகத்து.
aRuvaai niRaindha avirmadhikkup poala
maRuvuNdoa maadhar mukaththu
English couplet:
In moon, that waxing waning shines, as sports appear,
Are any spots discerned in face of maiden here?.
Explanation: Could there be spots in the face of this maid like those in the bright full moon ?.

Kural 1118:
மாதர் முகம்போல் ஒளிவிட வல்லையேல்
காதலை வாழி மதி.
maadhar mukampoal oLivida vallaiyael
kaadhalai vaazhi madhi
English couplet:
Farewell, O moon! If that thine orb could shine
Bright as her face, thou shouldst be love of mine.
Explanation: If you can indeed shine like the face of women, flourish, O moon, for then would you be worth loving ?.

Kural 1119:
மலரன்ன கண்ணாள் முகமொத்தி யாயின்
பலர்காணத் தோன்றல் மதி.
malaranna kaNNaaL mukamoththi yaayin
palarkaaNath thoandral madhi
English couplet:
If as her face, whose eyes are flowers, thou wouldst have charms for me,
Shine for my eyes alone, O moon, shine not for all to see!.
Explanation: O moon, if you wish to resemble the face of her whose eyes are like (these) flowers, do not appear so as to be seen by all.

Kural 1120:
அனிச்சமும் அன்னத்தின் தூவியும் மாதர்
அடிக்கு நெருஞ்சிப் பழம்.
anichchamum annaththin thooviyum maadhar
atikku nerunjip pazham
English couplet:
The flower of the sensitive plant, and the down on the swan's white breast,
As the thorn are harsh, by the delicate feet of this maiden pressed.
Explanation: The anicham and the feathers of the swan are to the feet of females, like the fruit of the (thorny) Nerunji.