Kural 1264Chapter 127: Mutual Desire

Thirukkural 1264 in English

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

Tamil original

கூடிய காமம் பிரிந்தார் வரவுள்ளிக்
கோடுகொ டேறுமென் நெஞ்சு.

Transliteration

Kootiya Kaamam Pirindhaar Varavullik
Kotuko Terumen Nenju

Modern English

“Thinking about a beloved's return can lift the heart above its sorrow.”

Modern Interpretation

Thinking about a beloved's return can lift the heart above its sorrow. Someone waiting at home may suddenly feel joyful while tracking a partner's journey back.

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Modern Plain English

Thinking about a beloved's return can lift the heart above its sorrow.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

My heart in rapture heaves to see His retun with love to embrace me

G.U. Pope Translation

'He comes again, who left my side, and I shall taste love's joy,'-My heart with rapture swells, when thoughts like these my mind employ

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

My heart is rid of its sorrow and swells with rapture to think of my absent lover returning with his love

Tamil commentary

என்னைப் பிரிந்து போனவர் மிகுந்த காதலுடன் என்னிடம் வருவதை எண்ணி, என் நெஞ்சு வருத்தத்தை விட்டுவிட்டு மகிழ்ச்சியில் கிளை பரப்பி மேலே வளர்கிறது.

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