Thirukkural 1146 in English
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Tamil original
கண்டது மன்னும் ஒருநாள் அலர்மன்னும்
திங்களைப் பாம்புகொண் டற்று.
Transliteration
Kantadhu Mannum Orunaal Alarmannum
Thingalaip Paampukon Tatru
Modern English
“The lovers met for only one day, but the rumor spread as widely as the old image of a serpent seizing the moon in an eclipse.”
Modern Interpretation
The lovers met for only one day, but the rumor spread as widely as the old image of a serpent seizing the moon in an eclipse. A brief conversation at an event can become the story everyone repeats by the next morning.
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Modern Plain English
The lovers met for only one day, but the rumor spread as widely as the old image of a serpent seizing the moon in an eclipse.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon
G.U. Pope Translation
I saw him but one single day: rumour spreads soonAs darkness, when the dragon seizes on the moon
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
It was but a single day that I looked on (my lover); but the rumour thereof has spread like the seizure of the moon by the serpent
Tamil commentary
நான் அவரைப் பார்த்ததும் பேசியதும் கொஞ்சமே! ஆனால் இந்த ஊரார் பேச்சோ நிலவைப் பாம்பு பிடித்ததுபோல் ஊர் முழுக்கப் பரவிவிட்டதே!
Chapter 115
More from The Announcement of the Rumour
அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்
Rumour sustains my existence Good luck! many know not its sense
Kural 1142Rumour gives me the flower-like belle People know not what rare angel
Kural 1143I profit by this public rumour Having not, I feel, I have her
Kural 1144Rumour inflames the love I seek Or else it becomes bleak and weak
Kural 1145Drink delights as liquor flows Love delights as rumour grows
Kural 1146One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon
Kural 1147Scandal manures; mother's refrain Waters the growth of this love-pain
Kural 1148To quench the lust by rumour free Is to quench fire by pouring ghee
Kural 1149Who said \"fear not\" flared up rumour Why then should I blush this clamour?
Kural 1150Town raising this cry, I desire Consent is easy from my sire