Kural 1275Chapter 128: The Reading of the Signs

Thirukkural 1275 in English

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Tamil original

செறிதொடி செய்திறந்த கள்ளம் உறுதுயர்
தீர்க்கும் மருந்தொன்று உடைத்து.

Transliteration

Seridhoti Seydhirandha Kallam Urudhuyar
Theerkkum Marundhondru Utaiththu

Modern English

“A playful signal from a beloved can ease great sorrow.”

Modern Interpretation

A playful signal from a beloved can ease great sorrow. After a difficult day, a private joke or knowing message from someone special may bring immediate comfort.

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A playful signal from a beloved can ease great sorrow.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

The close-bangled belle's hidden thought Has a cure for my troubled heart She to Her Maid

G.U. Pope Translation

The secret wiles of her with thronging armlets decked,Are medicines by which my raising grief is checked

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

The well-meant departure of her whose bangles are tight-fitting contains a remedy that can cure my great sorrow

Tamil commentary

நெருங்கி வளையல்களை அணிந்த என் மனைவி நான் மட்டுமே அறிய மறைத்துக் காட்டும் ஒரு குறிப்பில் என் பெருங்கவலையைத் தீர்க்கும் மருந்து ஒன்றும் உண்டு.

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