Thirukkural 1256 in English

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Tamil original

செற்றவர் பின்சேறல் வேண்டி அளித்தரோ
எற்றென்னை உற்ற துயர்.

Transliteration

Setravar Pinseral Venti Aliththaro
Etrennai Utra Thuyar

Modern English

“Love-sickness can make someone chase the very person who caused the pain.”

Modern Interpretation

Love-sickness can make someone chase the very person who caused the pain. After being left, a person may still feel driven to send one more message.

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Tamil pronunciation

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Modern Plain English

Love-sickness can make someone chase the very person who caused the pain.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

O Grief, my deserter you seek Of your caprice what shall I speak!

G.U. Pope Translation

My grief how full of grace, I pray you see!It seeks to follow him that hateth me

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

The sorrow I have endured by desiring to go after my absent lover, in what way is it excellent?

என்னைப் பிரிந்து சென்றவர் பின்னே நான் போய்ச் சேர வேண்டும் என்று என்னைப் பிடித்த இந்தக் காதல் நோய் தூண்டுவதால் இது மிகமிகக் கொடியது.

Chapter 126

நிறையழிதல்

Passion's axe shall break the door Of reserve bolted with my honour

The thing called lust is a heartless power It sways my mind at midnight hour

How to hide this lust which shows Itself while I sneeze unawares!

I was proud of my sex-reserve Lo lust betrays what I preserve

Dignity seeks not a deserter But Love-sick is its innovator

O Grief, my deserter you seek Of your caprice what shall I speak!

When lover's love does what it desires We forget all shame unawares

The cheater of many wily arts His tempting words break through women's hearts

In huff I went and felt at ease Heat to heart in sweet embrace

To feign dislike is it not rare For mates who melt like fat in fire?