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
Modern English
“She asks her heart to find some remedy for a love-sickness that no ordinary medicine can cure.”
Modern Interpretation
She asks her heart to find some remedy for a love-sickness that no ordinary medicine can cure. A person may try distractions and advice, yet still feel that only the absent loved one can ease the longing.
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Modern Plain English
She asks her heart to find some remedy for a love-sickness that no ordinary medicine can cure.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
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
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
O my soul, will you not think and tell me some medicine be it what it may, that can cure this incurable malady?
Tamil commentary
நெஞ்சே! எதனாலும் தீராத என் நோயைத் தீர்க்கும் மருந்து ஏதாவது ஒன்றை எண்ணிப் பார்த்துச் சொல்லமாட்டாயா?
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நெஞ்சொடு கிளத்தல்
Think of, O heart, some remedy To cure this chronic malady
Kural 1242Bless O mind! you pine in vain For me he has no love serene
Kural 1243O mind, why pine and sit moody? Who made you so pale lacks pity
Kural 1244Take these eyes and meet him, O heart Or their hunger will eat me out
Kural 1245He spurns our love and yet, O mind, Can we desert him as unkind?
Kural 1246Wrath is false, O heart, face-to face Sans huff, you rush to his sweet embrace
Kural 1247Off with love O mind, or shame I cannot endure both of them
Kural 1248Without pity he would depart! You sigh and seek his favour, poor heart!
Kural 1249The lover lives in Self you know; Whom you think, mind to whom you go?
Kural 1250Without a thought he deserted us To think of him will make us worse