Thirukkural 1327 in English
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Tamil original
ஊடலில் தோற்றவர் வென்றார் அதுமன்னும்
கூடலிற் காணப் படும்.
Transliteration
Ootalil Thotravar Vendraar Adhumannum
Kootalir Kaanap Patum
Modern English
“In a lovers' quarrel, the person who gives in may seem to lose, but can win when reconciliation brings joy.”
Modern Interpretation
In a lovers' quarrel, the person who gives in may seem to lose, but can win when reconciliation brings joy. If one partner apologizes first and the other responds with affection, both discover what that 'loss' achieved.
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Modern Plain English
In a lovers' quarrel, the person who gives in may seem to lose, but can win when reconciliation brings joy.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The yielder wins in lover's pout Reunited joy brings it out
G.U. Pope Translation
In lovers' quarrels, 'tis the one that first gives way,That in re-union's joy is seen to win the day
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Those are conquerors whose dislike has been defeated and that is proved by the love (which
Tamil commentary
ஊடலில் தோற்றவரே வெற்றி பெற்றவர் ஆவார்; அந்த வெற்றியைக் கூடிப் பெறும் இன்பத்தில் அறியலாம்.
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