Thirukkural 1325 in English
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Tamil original
தவறிலர் ஆயினும் தாம்வீழ்வார் மென்றோள்
அகறலின் ஆங்கொன் றுடைத்து.
Transliteration
Thavarilar Aayinum Thaamveezhvaar Mendrol
Akaralin Aangon Rutaiththu
Modern English
“Even an innocent partner may find a strange sweetness in being kept apart briefly by someone they love; the pause heightens the joy of reunion.”
Modern Interpretation
Even an innocent partner may find a strange sweetness in being kept apart briefly by someone they love; the pause heightens the joy of reunion. After a harmless disagreement, waiting a little before the next embrace can make it feel more precious.
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Modern Plain English
Even an innocent partner may find a strange sweetness in being kept apart briefly by someone they love; the pause heightens the joy of reunion.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Though free form faults, one feels the charms Of feigned release from lover's arms
G.U. Pope Translation
Though free from fault, from loved one's tender armsTo be estranged a while hath its own special charms
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Though free from defects, men feel pleased when they cannot embrace the delicate shoulders of those whom they love
Tamil commentary
ஆண்கள் மீது தவறு இல்லை என்றாலும் தவறு செய்தவராகவே நின்று, மனைவியால் ஊடப்பட்டு தாம் விரும்பும் மனைவியின் மெல்லிய தோள்களைக் கூடப் பெறாதபோது, அந்த ஊடலிலும் ஓர் இன்பம் இருக்கிறது.
Chapter 133
More from The Pleasures of Temporary Variance
ஊடலுவகை
He is flawless; but I do pout So that his loving ways show out
Kural 1322Fading first, love blooms and outlives The petty pricks that pouting gives
Kural 1323Is there a heaven like sulk beneath Of hearts that join like water and earth?
Kural 1324In long pout after embrace sweet A weapon is up to break my heart
Kural 1325Though free form faults, one feels the charms Of feigned release from lover's arms
Kural 1326Sweeter than meal is digestion And sulk in love than union
Kural 1327The yielder wins in lover's pout Reunited joy brings it out
Kural 1328Shall not our pouting again give The dew-browed joy of joint love?
Kural 1329Sulk on O belle of shining jewels! Prolong O night! our delight swells!
Kural 1330Bouderie is lovers' delight Its delight grows when they unite