Kural 1281Chapter 129: Desire for Reunion

Thirukkural 1281 in English

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

Tamil original

உள்ளக் களித்தலும் காண மகிழ்தலும்
கள்ளுக்கில் காமத்திற் குண்டு.

Transliteration

Ullak Kaliththalum Kaana Makizhdhalum
Kallukkil Kaamaththir Kuntu

Modern English

“Love brings joy just by being remembered or seen; it does not need anything to be consumed first.”

Modern Interpretation

Love brings joy just by being remembered or seen; it does not need anything to be consumed first. A message from someone special can brighten a person's mood before they even meet.

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Modern Plain English

Love brings joy just by being remembered or seen; it does not need anything to be consumed first.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

Rapture at thought and joy when seen Belong to love and not to wine

G.U. Pope Translation

Gladness at the thought, rejoicing at the sight,Not palm-tree wine, but love, yields such delight

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

To please by thought and cheer by sight is peculiar, not to liquor but lust

Tamil commentary

நினைத்த அளவிலே உணர்வு அழியாமல் உள்ளம் கிளர்தலும், பார்த்த அளவிலே உணர்வு அழிய உள்ளம் கிளர்தலும் கள் உண்பவர்க்கு இல்லை; காதல் வசப்பட்டவர்க்கே உண்டு.

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She feigned dislike awhile but flew Faster for embrace than I do