Thirukkural 1158 in English
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Tamil original
இன்னாது இனன்இல்ஊர் வாழ்தல் அதனினும்
இன்னாது இனியார்ப் பிரிவு.
Transliteration
Innaadhu Inaniloor Vaazhdhal Adhaninum
Innaadhu Iniyaarp Pirivu
Modern English
“Living in a place where no one cares for you is painful, but being separated from the person you love is worse.”
Modern Interpretation
Living in a place where no one cares for you is painful, but being separated from the person you love is worse. Moving to a new city is hard; missing the one person who feels like home can be harder.
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Modern Plain English
Living in a place where no one cares for you is painful, but being separated from the person you love is worse.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Bitter is life in friendless place; Worse is parting love's embrace!
G.U. Pope Translation
'Tis sad to sojourn in the town where no kind kinsmen dwell;'Tis sadder still to bid a friend beloved farewell
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Painful is it to live in a friendless town; but far more painful is it to part from one's lover
Tamil commentary
உறவானவர் இல்லாத ஊரிலே வாழ்வது கொடுமை; என் உயிர்க்கு இனியவரைப் பிரிவது அதைவிடக் கொடுமை.
Chapter 116
More from Separation unendurable
பிரிவு ஆற்றாமை
Tell me if you but do not leave, Your quick return to those who live
Kural 1152His sight itself was pleasing, near Embrace pains now by partings fear
Kural 1153On whom shall I lay my trust hence While parting lurks in knowing ones?
Kural 1154He parts whose love told me -fear not Is my trust in him at default?
Kural 1155Stop his parting -my life to save Meeting is rare if he would leave
Kural 1156His hardness says, \"I leave you now\" Is there hope of his renewed love?
Kural 1157Will not my gliding bangles' cry The parting of my lord betray?
Kural 1158Bitter is life in friendless place; Worse is parting love's embrace!
Kural 1159Can fire that burns by touch burn like Parting of the hearts love-sick?
Kural 1160Many survive pangs of parting Not I this sore so distressing