Thirukkural 1203 in English
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Tamil original
நினைப்பவர் போன்று நினையார்கொல் தும்மல்
சினைப்பது போன்று கெடும்.
Transliteration
Ninaippavar Pondru Ninaiyaarkol Thummal
Sinaippadhu Pondru Ketum
Modern English
“A sneeze that almost comes but stops makes her wonder whether her beloved began thinking of her and then stopped.”
Modern Interpretation
A sneeze that almost comes but stops makes her wonder whether her beloved began thinking of her and then stopped. It is like seeing someone start typing a message, then watching the message disappear.
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Modern Plain English
A sneeze that almost comes but stops makes her wonder whether her beloved began thinking of her and then stopped.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not
G.U. Pope Translation
A fit of sneezing threatened, but it passed away;He seemed to think of me, but do his fancies stray
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
I feel as if I am going to sneeze but do not, and (therefore) my beloved is about to think (of me) but does not
Tamil commentary
எனக்குத் தும்மல் வருவது போல் வந்து அடங்கி விடுகிறது. அவர் என்னை நினைக்கத் தொடங்கி, நினைக்காமல் விடுவாரோ?
Chapter 121
More from Sad Memories
நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல்
Love is sweeter than wine; for vast Is its delight at very thought
Kural 1202Pains are off at the lover's thought In all aspects this love is sweet
Kural 1203To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not
Kural 1204Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart
Kural 1205Shame! My heart often he enters Banning me entry into his
Kural 1206Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?
Kural 1207What will happen if I forget When his memory burns my heart?
Kural 1208I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me
Kural 1209Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart
Kural 1210Hail moon! Set not so that I find Him who left me but not my mind