Thirukkural 1232 in English
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Tamil original
நயந்தவர் நல்காமை சொல்லுவ போலும்
பசந்து பனிவாரும் கண்.
Transliteration
Nayandhavar Nalkaamai Solluva Polum
Pasandhu Panivaarum Kan
Modern English
“Her pale, tearful eyes seem to reveal to everyone that the beloved she loves has not shown her kindness.”
Modern Interpretation
Her pale, tearful eyes seem to reveal to everyone that the beloved she loves has not shown her kindness. Even when someone says nothing, tired eyes can show friends that something is wrong.
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Modern Plain English
Her pale, tearful eyes seem to reveal to everyone that the beloved she loves has not shown her kindness.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
My pale tearful eyes betray The hardness of my husband, away
G.U. Pope Translation
The eye, with sorrow wan, all wet with dew of tears,As witness of the lover's lack of love appears
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The discoloured eyes that shed tears profusely seem to betray the unkindness of our beloved
Tamil commentary
பசந்து, நீர் சிந்தும் கண்கள், நான் விரும்பியவர் என்னை விரும்பவில்லை என்பதைப் பிறர்க்குச் சொல்லும் போலும்!
Chapter 124
More from Wasting Away
உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல்
To lift from want he left me afar His thought makes my eyes blush the flower
Kural 1232My pale tearful eyes betray The hardness of my husband, away
Kural 1233These arms that swelled on nuptial day Now shrunk proclaim \"He is away\"
Kural 1234Bracelets slip off the arms that have Lost old beauty for He took leave
Kural 1235Bereft of bracelets and old beauty Arms tell the cruel's cruelty
Kural 1236Arms thin, armlets loose make you call My sire cruel; that pains my soul
Kural 1237Go and tell the cruel, O mind Bruit ov'r my arms and glory find
Kural 1238The front of this fair one O paled As my clasping arms loosed their hold
Kural 1239Cool breeze crept between our embrace Her large rain-cloud-eyes paled at once
Kural 1240Pale eyes pained seeing the pallor Of the bright forehead of this fair