Thirukkural 1185 in English

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Tamil original

உவக்காண்எம் காதலர் செல்வார் இவக்காண்என்
மேனி பசப்பூர் வது.

Transliteration

Uvakkaanem Kaadhalar Selvaar Ivakkaanen
Meni Pasappoor Vadhu

English Translation

“My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here”

Plain-English meaning

Just as my lover departed then, did not sallowness spread here on my person ?

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English Translation

My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here

G.U. Pope Translation

My lover there went forth to roam;This pallor of my frame usurps his place at home

Plain-English Meaning

Just as my lover departed then, did not sallowness spread here on my person ?

முன்பும்கூட, அந்தப் பக்கம் என் அன்பர் போயிருப்பார்; இந்தப் பக்கம் என் மேனி பசலை கொண்டு விடும். முன்பே அப்படி என்றால் இப்போது எப்படி இருக்கும்?

Chapter 119

பசப்புறு பருவரல்

My lover's parting, I allowed Whom to complain my hue pallid?

Claiming it is begot through him Pallor creeps and rides over my frame

He seized my beauty and modesty Leaving pangs and Pallor to me

He is my thought, his praise my theme Yet this pallor steals over my frame

My lover departed me there And pallor usurped my body here

Just as darkness waits for light-off Pallor looks for lover's arms-off

From his embrace I turned a nonce This pallor swallowed me at once

On my pallor they cast a slur But none says \"lo he parted her\"

Let all my body become pale If he who took my leave fares well

Let people call me all pallid But my lover let them not deride