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
Modern English
“She can think of her beloved as much as she wants without angering him; that happiness itself is his gift to her.”
Modern Interpretation
She can think of her beloved as much as she wants without angering him; that happiness itself is his gift to her. Rereading a loved one’s messages can still feel comforting, even when the person is far away.
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Modern Plain English
She can think of her beloved as much as she wants without angering him; that happiness itself is his gift to her.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
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
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
He will not be angry however much I may think of him; is it not so much the delight my beloved
Tamil commentary
அவரை நான் எப்படி எண்ணினாலும் கோபப்படமாட்டார்; அன்புள்ள அவர் எனக்குத் தரும் இன்பம் அத்தகையது அன்றோ!
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