Thirukkural 1184 in English
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Tamil original
உள்ளுவன் மன்யான் உரைப்பது அவர்திறமால்
கள்ளம் பிறவோ பசப்பு.
Transliteration
Ulluvan Manyaan Uraippadhu Avardhiramaal
Kallam Piravo Pasappu
Modern English
“I think of him and speak only of his good qualities, yet this pallor has appeared anyway.”
Modern Interpretation
I think of him and speak only of his good qualities, yet this pallor has appeared anyway. Even when you remember someone fondly and say nothing bitter, missing them can still show on your face.
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Modern Plain English
I think of him and speak only of his good qualities, yet this pallor has appeared anyway.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
He is my thought, his praise my theme Yet this pallor steals over my frame
G.U. Pope Translation
I meditate his words, his worth is theme of all I say,This sickly hue is false that would my trust betray
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
I think (of him); and what I speak about is but his excellence; still is there sallowness; and this is deceitful
Tamil commentary
நான் நினைப்பதெல்லாம் அவரைத்தான். சொல்வது எல்லாம் அவர் குணங்களைத்தாம்; இருந்தும் இந்தப் பசலை வந்துவிட்டதே; இது வஞ்சகம் அல்லவா?
Chapter 119
More from The Pallid Hue
பசப்புறு பருவரல்
My lover's parting, I allowed Whom to complain my hue pallid?
Kural 1182Claiming it is begot through him Pallor creeps and rides over my frame
Kural 1183He seized my beauty and modesty Leaving pangs and Pallor to me
Kural 1184He is my thought, his praise my theme Yet this pallor steals over my frame
Kural 1185My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here
Kural 1186Just as darkness waits for light-off Pallor looks for lover's arms-off
Kural 1187From his embrace I turned a nonce This pallor swallowed me at once
Kural 1188On my pallor they cast a slur But none says \"lo he parted her\"
Kural 1189Let all my body become pale If he who took my leave fares well
Kural 1190Let people call me all pallid But my lover let them not deride