Thirukkural 1208 in English

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Tamil original

எனைத்து நினைப்பினும் காயார் அனைத்தன்றோ
காதலர் செய்யும் சிறப்பு.

Transliteration

Enaiththu Ninaippinum Kaayaar Anaiththandro
Kaadhalar Seyyum Sirappu

English Translation

“I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me”

Plain-English meaning

He will not be angry however much I may think of him; is it not so much the delight my beloved

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me

G.U. Pope Translation

My frequent thought no wrath excites It is not so?This honour doth my love on me bestow

Plain-English Meaning

He will not be angry however much I may think of him; is it not so much the delight my beloved

அவரை நான் எப்படி எண்ணினாலும் கோபப்படமாட்டார்; அன்புள்ள அவர் எனக்குத் தரும் இன்பம் அத்தகையது அன்றோ!

Chapter 121

நினைந்தவர் புலம்பல்

Love is sweeter than wine; for vast Is its delight at very thought

Pains are off at the lover's thought In all aspects this love is sweet

To sneeze I tried hence but could not Me he tried to think but did not

Have I a place within his heart? Ah from mine he will never depart

Shame! My heart often he enters Banning me entry into his

Beyond the thought of life with him What else of life can I presume?

What will happen if I forget When his memory burns my heart?

I bring him to ceaseless memory He chides not; and thus honours me

Dear life ebbs away by thought Of him who said we are one heart

Hail moon! Set not so that I find Him who left me but not my mind