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

English Translation

“These arms that swelled on nuptial day Now shrunk proclaim \"He is away\"”

Plain-English meaning

The shoulders that swelled on the day of our union (now) seem to announce our separation clearly (to the public)

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

The shoulders that swelled on the day of our union (now) seem to announce our separation clearly (to the public)

அவர் என்னை மணந்தபோது இன்பத்தால் பருத்த என் தோள்கள், இன்று மெலிந்து அவர் என்னைப் பிரிந்திருப்பதை மற்றவர்க்குத் தெரிவிக்கும்.

Chapter 124

உறுப்புநலன் அழிதல்

To lift from want he left me afar His thought makes my eyes blush the flower

My pale tearful eyes betray The hardness of my husband, away

These arms that swelled on nuptial day Now shrunk proclaim \"He is away\"

Bracelets slip off the arms that have Lost old beauty for He took leave

Bereft of bracelets and old beauty Arms tell the cruel's cruelty

Arms thin, armlets loose make you call My sire cruel; that pains my soul

Go and tell the cruel, O mind Bruit ov'r my arms and glory find

The front of this fair one O paled As my clasping arms loosed their hold

Cool breeze crept between our embrace Her large rain-cloud-eyes paled at once

Pale eyes pained seeing the pallor Of the bright forehead of this fair