Thirukkural 1233 in English
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Tamil original
தணந்தமை சால அறிவிப்ப போலும்
மணந்தநாள் வீங்கிய தோள்.
Transliteration
Thanandhamai Saala Arivippa Polum
Manandhanaal Veengiya Thol
Modern English
“The shoulders that once grew full with the joy of union have become thin, openly revealing the separation.”
Modern Interpretation
The shoulders that once grew full with the joy of union have become thin, openly revealing the separation. Grief can show in a person’s appearance before they are ready to talk about it.
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Modern Plain English
The shoulders that once grew full with the joy of union have become thin, openly revealing the separation.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
These arms that swelled on nuptial day Now shrunk proclaim \"He is away\"
G.U. Pope Translation
These withered arms, desertion's pangs abundantly display,That swelled with joy on that glad nuptial day
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The shoulders that swelled on the day of our union (now) seem to announce our separation clearly (to the public)
Tamil commentary
அவர் என்னை மணந்தபோது இன்பத்தால் பருத்த என் தோள்கள், இன்று மெலிந்து அவர் என்னைப் பிரிந்திருப்பதை மற்றவர்க்குத் தெரிவிக்கும்.
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