Thirukkural 1189 in English
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Tamil original
பசக்கமன் பட்டாங்கென் மேனி நயப்பித்தார்
நன்னிலையர் ஆவர் எனின்.
Transliteration
Pasakkaman Pattaangen Meni Nayappiththaar
Nannilaiyar Aavar Enin
Modern English
“If the beloved who persuaded me to accept his departure is truly a good and caring person, let my body grow pale as it must.”
Modern Interpretation
If the beloved who persuaded me to accept his departure is truly a good and caring person, let my body grow pale as it must. When you agree to a loved one's choice, you may still bear the physical cost of that separation.
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Modern Plain English
If the beloved who persuaded me to accept his departure is truly a good and caring person, let my body grow pale as it must.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Let all my body become pale If he who took my leave fares well
G.U. Pope Translation
Well let my frame, as now, be sicklied o'er with pain,If he who won my heart's consent, in good estate remain
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If he is clear of guilt who has conciliated me (to his departure) let my body suffer its due and turn sallow
Tamil commentary
இந்தப் பிரிவிற்கு நான் சம்மதிக்கும்படி செய்து பிரிந்தவர்தாம் நல்லவர் என்றால், என் மேனி மேலும் பசலை அடைந்து விட்டுப் போகட்டும்!
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