Thirukkural 1240 in English

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Tamil original

கண்ணின் பசப்போ பருவரல் எய்தின்றே
ஒண்ணுதல் செய்தது கண்டு.

Transliteration

Kannin Pasappo Paruvaral Eydhindre
Onnudhal Seydhadhu Kantu

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Was it at the sight of what the bright forehead had done that the sallowness of her eyes became sad?

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

The dimness of her eye felt sorrow now,Beholding what was done by that bright brow

Plain-English Meaning

Was it at the sight of what the bright forehead had done that the sallowness of her eyes became sad?

குளிர்ந்த சிறுகாற்று இடையே நுழைந்ததைக் கண்டு நெற்றி, நிற வேறுபாடு அடைந்தது. அதன் மென்மையைப் பார்த்து வெட்கப்பட்ட கண்ணும் துன்பம் உற்றதே!

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