Thirukkural 1241 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

நினைத்தொன்று சொல்லாயோ நெஞ்சே எனைத்தொன்றும்
எவ்வநோய் தீர்க்கும் மருந்து.

Transliteration

Ninaiththondru Sollaayo Nenje Enaiththondrum
Evvanoi Theerkkum Marundhu

English Translation

“Think of, O heart, some remedy To cure this chronic malady”

Plain-English meaning

O my soul, will you not think and tell me some medicine be it what it may, that can cure this incurable malady?

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Think of, O heart, some remedy To cure this chronic malady

G.U. Pope Translation

My heart, canst thou not thinking of some med'cine tell,Not any one, to drive away this grief incurable

Plain-English Meaning

O my soul, will you not think and tell me some medicine be it what it may, that can cure this incurable malady?

நெஞ்சே! எதனாலும் தீராத என் நோயைத் தீர்க்கும் மருந்து ஏதாவது ஒன்றை எண்ணிப் பார்த்துச் சொல்லமாட்டாயா?

Chapter 125

நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல்

Think of, O heart, some remedy To cure this chronic malady

Bless O mind! you pine in vain For me he has no love serene

O mind, why pine and sit moody? Who made you so pale lacks pity

Take these eyes and meet him, O heart Or their hunger will eat me out

He spurns our love and yet, O mind, Can we desert him as unkind?

Wrath is false, O heart, face-to face Sans huff, you rush to his sweet embrace

Off with love O mind, or shame I cannot endure both of them

Without pity he would depart! You sigh and seek his favour, poor heart!

The lover lives in Self you know; Whom you think, mind to whom you go?

Without a thought he deserted us To think of him will make us worse