Thirukkural 1250 in English

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Tamil original

துன்னாத் துறந்தாரை நெஞ்சத்து உடையேமா
இன்னும் இழத்தும் கவின்.

Transliteration

Thunnaath Thurandhaarai Nenjaththu Utaiyemaa
Innum Izhaththum Kavin

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

If I retain in my heart him who has left me without befriending me, I shall lose even the (inward) beauty that remains

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

If I should keep in mind the man who utterly renounces me,My soul must suffer further loss of dignity

Plain-English Meaning

If I retain in my heart him who has left me without befriending me, I shall lose even the (inward) beauty that remains

நம்மைக் கலவாமல் பிரிந்து போனவரை நாம் நம் மனத்திற்குள்ளேயே கொண்டிருப்பதால் முன்பு இழந்த புற அழகை மட்டுமே அன்று இருக்கும் அக அழகையும் இழக்கப் போகிறோம்.

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