Thirukkural 1295 in English
Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.
Tamil original
பெறாஅமை அஞ்சும் பெறின்பிரிவு அஞ்சும்
அறாஅ இடும்பைத்தென் நெஞ்சு.
Transliteration
Peraaamai Anjum Perinpirivu Anjum
Araaa Itumpaiththen Nenju
Modern English
“The anxious heart suffers both without a beloved and with one, fearing absence first and another separation next.”
Modern Interpretation
The anxious heart suffers both without a beloved and with one, fearing absence first and another separation next. Someone may miss a partner while away and still worry about losing them during a happy day together.
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Modern Plain English
The anxious heart suffers both without a beloved and with one, fearing absence first and another separation next.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Frets to gain and fears loss in gain O my heart suffers ceaseless pain
G.U. Pope Translation
I fear I shall not gain, I fear to lose him when I gain;And thus my heart endures unceasing pain
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
My soul fears when it is without him; it also fears when it is with him; it is subject to incessant sorrow
Tamil commentary
என் கணவர் என்னைப் பிரிந்து இருந்தபோது அவர் இல்லாததற்குப் பயப்படும்; அவர் வந்துவிட்டால், பிரிவாரே என்று பயப்படும். ஆகவே என் நெஞ்சம் நீங்காத துன்பத்தைப் பெற்றிருக்கிறது.
Chapter 130
More from Expostulation with Oneself
நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல்
You see, his heart is his alone; Why not my heart be all my own?
Kural 1292O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly
Kural 1293You follow him at will Is it \"The fallen have no friends\" my heart?
Kural 1294You won't sulk first and then submit Who will then consult you, my heart?
Kural 1295Frets to gain and fears loss in gain O my heart suffers ceaseless pain
Kural 1296My itching mind eats me anon As I muse on him all alone
Kural 1297I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught
Kural 1298My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame
Kural 1299Who support a man in grief If lover's heart denies relief?
Kural 1300Why wonder if strangers disown When one's own heart is not his own?