Thirukkural 1187 in English

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Tamil original

புல்லிக் கிடந்தேன் புடைபெயர்ந்தேன் அவ்வளவில்
அள்ளிக்கொள் வற்றே பசப்பு.

Transliteration

Pullik Kitandhen Putaipeyarndhen Avvalavil
Allikkol Vatre Pasappu

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

I who was in close embrace just turned aside and the moment I did so, sallowness came on me like something to be seized on

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

I lay in his embrace, I turned unwittingly;Forthwith this hue, as you might grasp it, came on me

Plain-English Meaning

I who was in close embrace just turned aside and the moment I did so, sallowness came on me like something to be seized on

முன்னொரு சமயம் நான் அவரைத் தழுவிக் கிடந்தேன்; கொஞ்சம் விலகினேன்; அவ்வளவுதான்; இந்தப் பசலை என்னை அப்படியே அள்ளிக் கொள்வது போல் வந்துவிட்டது.

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