Thirukkural 1222 in English
Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.
Tamil original
புன்கண்ணை வாழி மருள்மாலை எம்கேள்போல்
வன்கண்ண தோநின் துணை.
Transliteration
Punkannai Vaazhi Marulmaalai Emkelpol
Vankanna Thonin Thunai
Modern English
“She speaks to the dark evening as if it also suffers, asking whether its companion is as hard-hearted as hers.”
Modern Interpretation
She speaks to the dark evening as if it also suffers, asking whether its companion is as hard-hearted as hers. When loneliness settles in, even the dim sky can seem to share the pain of a deserted person.
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Modern Plain English
She speaks to the dark evening as if it also suffers, asking whether its companion is as hard-hearted as hers.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!
G.U. Pope Translation
Thine eye is sad; Hail, doubtful hour of eventide!Of cruel eye, as is my spouse, is too thy bride
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
A long life to you, O dark evening! You are sightless Is your help-mate (also) as hard-hearted as mine
Tamil commentary
பகலும் இரவுமாய் மயங்கும் மாலைப்பொழுதே! என்னைப் போலவே நீயும் ஒளி இழந்த கண்ணோடு இருக்கிறாயே; உன் கணவரும் என் கணவரைப் போல் கொடியவரோ?
Chapter 123
More from Lamentations at Eventide
பொழுதுகண்டு இரங்கல்
Bless you! you are not eventide But killing dart to wedded bride!
Kural 1222Hail sad eventide dim and grim Has your mate like mine, cruel whim!
Kural 1223Wet eve came pale and trembling then Now it makes bold with growing pain
Kural 1224Lover away, comes eventide Like slayer to field of homicide
Kural 1225What good have I done to morning And what evil to this evening?
Kural 1226Evening pangs I have not known When my lord nev'r left me alone
Kural 1227Budding at dawn burgeoning all day This disease blooms in evening gay
Kural 1228A deadly arm, this shepherd's flute Hails flaming eve and slays my heart
Kural 1229Deluding eve if it prolongs The whole town will suffer love-pangs
Kural 1230Thinking of him whose quest is wealth My life outlives the twilight stealth