Thirukkural 1214 in English
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Tamil original
கனவினான் உண்டாகும் காமம் நனவினான்
நல்காரை நாடித் தரற்கு.
Transliteration
Kanavinaan Untaakum Kaamam Nanavinaan
Nalkaarai Naatith Thararku
Modern English
“Her dreams bring her the beloved who does not come to her in waking life, and that reunion gives her joy.”
Modern Interpretation
Her dreams bring her the beloved who does not come to her in waking life, and that reunion gives her joy. When someone is absent, the mind may create the meeting that real life has denied.
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Modern Plain English
Her dreams bring her the beloved who does not come to her in waking life, and that reunion gives her joy.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
In dreams I enjoy his love-bliss Who in wakeful hours I miss
G.U. Pope Translation
Some pleasure I enjoy when him who loves not meIn waking hours, the vision searches out and makes me see
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
There is pleasure in my dream, because in it I seek and obtain him who does not visit me in my wakefulness
Tamil commentary
நேரில் வந்து அன்பு செய்யாதவரை அவர் இருக்கும் இடம் போய் அவரைத் தேடிக்கொண்டு வந்து தருவதால் கனவில் எனக்கு இன்பம் உண்டாகிறது.
Chapter 122
More from The Visions of the Night
கனவுநிலை உரைத்தல்
How shall I feast this dream-vision That brings the beloved's love-mission?
Kural 1212I beg these fish-like dark eyes sleep To tell my lover how life I keep
Kural 1213In wakeful hours who sees me not I meet in dreams and linger yet
Kural 1214In dreams I enjoy his love-bliss Who in wakeful hours I miss
Kural 1215Dream-sight of him delights at once Awake-What of seeing him -hence
Kural 1216If wakeful hours come to nought My lov'r in dreams would nev'r depart
Kural 1217Awake he throws my overtures Adream, ah cruel! he tortures!
Kural 1218Asleep he embraces me fast; Awake he enters quick my heart
Kural 1219In dreams who don't discern lovers Rue their missing in wakeful hours
Kural 1220The townsmen say he left me thus In dreams failing to see him close