Thirukkural 73 in English
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Tamil original
அன்போடு இயைந்த வழக்கென்ப ஆருயிர்க்கு
என்போடு இயைந்த தொடர்பு.
Transliteration
Anpotu Iyaindha Vazhakkenpa Aaruyirkku
Enpotu Iyaindha Thotarpu
Modern English
“Just as the body and life belong together, love and good conduct belong together in human relationships.”
Modern Interpretation
Just as the body and life belong together, love and good conduct belong together in human relationships. Love is strongest when it is expressed through care, loyalty, and responsible action. For example, saying that we care for a family member means little unless we also make time to help them when they need us.
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Modern Plain English
Just as the body and life belong together, love and good conduct belong together in human relationships.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Soul is encased in frame of bone To taste the life of love alone
G.U. Pope Translation
Of precious soul with body's flesh and bone,The union yields one fruit, the life of love alone
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
They say that the union of soul and body in man is the fruit of the union of love and virtue (in a former birth)
Tamil commentary
பெறுவதற்கு அரிய உயிருக்கு நம் உடம்போடு உண்டாகிய தொடர்பு, அன்போடு கொண்ட ஆசையின் பயனே என்று அறிந்தவர் கூறுவர்
Chapter 8
More from The Possession of Love
அன்புடைமை
What bolt can bar true love in fact The tricking tears reveal the heart
Kural 72To selves belong the loveless ones; To oth'rs the loving e'en to bones
Kural 73Soul is encased in frame of bone To taste the life of love alone
Kural 74Love yields aspiration and thence Friendship springs up in excellence
Kural 75The crowning joy of home life flows From peaceful psychic love always
Kural 76\"Love is virtue's friend\" say know-nots It helps us against evil plots
Kural 77Justice burns the loveless form Like solar blaze the boneless worm
Kural 78Life bereft of love is gloom Can sapless tree in desert bloom?
Kural 79Love is the heart which limbs must move, Or vain the outer parts will prove
Kural 80The seat of life is love alone; Or beings are but skin and bone!