Kural 1319Chapter 132: Feigned Anger

Thirukkural 1319 in English

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Tamil original

தன்னை உணர்த்தினும் காயும் பிறர்க்கும்நீர்
இந்நீரர் ஆகுதிர் என்று.

Transliteration

Thannai Unarththinum Kaayum Pirarkkumneer
Inneerar Aakudhir Endru

Modern English

“A jealous lover may still question whether the same charm is used with other people.”

Modern Interpretation

A jealous lover may still question whether the same charm is used with other people. Even after an apology brings peace, she may ask whether he behaves this way with every woman.

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A jealous lover may still question whether the same charm is used with other people.

Poetic Couplet (Bharati)

I try to coax her and she remarks \"Your coaxing others thus this marks\"

G.U. Pope Translation

I then began to soothe and coax, To calm her jealous mind;'I see', quoth she, 'to other folks How you are wondrous kind

Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)

'I see', quoth she, 'to other folks How you are wondrous kind' Even when I try to remove her dislike, she is displeased and says, "This is the way you behave

Tamil commentary

ஊடியிருந்தபோது அவளை ஊடல் உணர்த்தி மகிழ்வித்தாலும். நீர் மற்ற மகளிர்க்கும் இத்தன்மையானவராக ஆவீர் என்று சொல்லி சினம் கொள்வாள்.

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