Thirukkural 1147 in English
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Tamil original
ஊரவர் கெளவை எருவாக அன்னைசொல்
நீராக நீளும்இந் நோய்.
Transliteration
Ooravar Kelavai Eruvaaka Annaisol
Neeraaka Neelumin Noi
Modern English
“The lovers' pain grows stronger through the town's gossip and the mother's angry words, just as a crop grows with manure and water.”
Modern Interpretation
The lovers' pain grows stronger through the town's gossip and the mother's angry words, just as a crop grows with manure and water. Opposition can sometimes deepen feelings instead of ending them.
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Modern Plain English
The lovers' pain grows stronger through the town's gossip and the mother's angry words, just as a crop grows with manure and water.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Scandal manures; mother's refrain Waters the growth of this love-pain
G.U. Pope Translation
My anguish grows apace: the town's reportManures it; my mother's word doth water it
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
This malady (of lust) is manured by the talk of women and watered by the (harsh) words of my mother
Tamil commentary
இந்த ஊர்ப் பெண்கள் பேசும் பேச்சே உரமாக தாயின் தடைச்சொல் நீராக என் காதல் பயிர் வளரும்.
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