Thirukkural 1298 in English

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Tamil original

எள்ளின் இளிவாம்என்று எண்ணி அவர்திறம்
உள்ளும் உயிர்க்காதல் நெஞ்சு.

Transliteration

Ellin Ilivaamendru Enni Avardhiram
Ullum Uyirkkaadhal Nenju

English Translation

“My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame”

Plain-English meaning

My soul which clings to life thinks only of his (own) gain in the belief that it would be disgraceful for it to despise him

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English Translation

My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame

G.U. Pope Translation

If I contemn him, then disgrace awaits me evermore;My soul that seeks to live his virtues numbers o'er

Plain-English Meaning

My soul which clings to life thinks only of his (own) gain in the belief that it would be disgraceful for it to despise him

உயிர்மேல் காதலை உடைய என் நெஞ்சு, நாமும் அவரை இகழ்ந்தால் பிறகு நமக்கும் இழிவுவரும் என்று எண்ணி, அவர் வரவையும் கலவியையுமே நினைத்து நின்றது.

Chapter 130

நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல்

You see, his heart is his alone; Why not my heart be all my own?

O heart, you see how he slights me Yet you clasp him as if friendly

You follow him at will Is it \"The fallen have no friends\" my heart?

You won't sulk first and then submit Who will then consult you, my heart?

Frets to gain and fears loss in gain O my heart suffers ceaseless pain

My itching mind eats me anon As I muse on him all alone

I forget shame but not his thought In mean foolish mind I'm caught

My heart living in love of him Hails his glory ignoring blame

Who support a man in grief If lover's heart denies relief?

Why wonder if strangers disown When one's own heart is not his own?