Thirukkural 1300 in English

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Tamil original

தஞ்சம் தமரல்லர் ஏதிலார் தாமுடைய
நெஞ்சம் தமரல் வழி.

Transliteration

Thanjam Thamarallar Edhilaar Thaamutaiya
Nenjam Thamaral Vazhi

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

It is hardly possible for strangers to behave like relations, when one's own soul acts like a stranger

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

A trifle is unfriendliness by aliens shown,When our own heart itself is not our own

Plain-English Meaning

It is hardly possible for strangers to behave like relations, when one's own soul acts like a stranger

நமக்குரிய நெஞ்சமே நம்முடன் உறவாக இல்லாத போது, மற்றவர் உறவில்லாதவராக இருத்தல் என்பது எளிதேயாகும்.

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?