Thirukkural 1163 in English
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Tamil original
காமமும் நாணும் உயிர்காவாத் தூங்கும்என்
நோனா உடம்பின் அகத்து.
Transliteration
Kaamamum Naanum Uyirkaavaath Thoongumen
Nonaa Utampin Akaththu
Modern English
“Love and modesty hang on either side of my suffering body, with my life as the balancing pole.”
Modern Interpretation
Love and modesty hang on either side of my suffering body, with my life as the balancing pole. I want to tell my absent beloved how much I hurt, but shame holds my words back.
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Modern Plain English
Love and modesty hang on either side of my suffering body, with my life as the balancing pole.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
In life -poles of this wearied frame Are poised the weights of lust and shame
G.U. Pope Translation
My soul, like porter's pole, within my wearied frame,Sustains a two-fold burthen poised, of love and shame
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
(Both) lust and shame, with my soul for their shoulder pole balance themselves on a body that cannot bear them
Tamil commentary
காதல் துன்பத்தையும், அவரிடம் சொல்ல முடியாமல் நான்படும் வெட்கத்ததையும் தாங்க முடியாத என் உடம்பில், என் உயிரையே காவடித் தண்டாகக் கொண்டு அதன் ஒரு புறத்தில் காதல் நோயும், மறுமுனையில் வெட்கமும் தொங்குகின்றன.
Chapter 117
More from Complainings
படர்மெலிந் திரங்கல்
It swells out like baled out spring How to bear this pain so writhing?
Kural 1162I can't conceal this nor complain For shame to him who caused this pain
Kural 1163In life -poles of this wearied frame Are poised the weights of lust and shame
Kural 1164My lust is a sea; I do not see A raft to go across safely
Kural 1165What wilt they prove when they are foes Who in friendship bring me woes!
Kural 1166The pleasure in love is oceanful But its pangs are more painful
Kural 1167Wild waves of love I swim shoreless Pining alone in midnight hush
Kural 1168Night's mercy lulls all souls to sleep Keeping but me for companionship
Kural 1169Crueller than that cruel he Are midnight hours gliding slowly
Kural 1170Like heart, if my sight reaches him It won't in floods of tears swim!