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Chapter 115: The Announcement of the Rumour

அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்

Read all 10 Kurals in Thirukkural Chapter 115, The Announcement of the Rumour (அலர் அறிவுறுத்தல்), with Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, pronunciation, and individual study pages.

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1141

அலரெழ ஆருயிர் நிற்கும் அதனைப்
பலரறியார் பாக்கியத் தால்.

Alarezha Aaruyir Na�rkum Adhanaip
Palarariyaar Paakkiyath Thaal

Rumour sustains my existence Good luck! many know not its sense

Meaning: My precious life is saved by the raise of rumour, and this, to my good luck no others are aware of

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1142

மலரன்ன கண்ணாள் அருமை அறியாது
அலரெமக்கு ஈந்ததிவ் வூர்.

Malaranna Kannaal Arumai Ariyaadhu
Alaremakku Eendhadhiv Voor

Rumour gives me the flower-like belle People know not what rare angel

Meaning: Not knowing the value of her whose eyes are like flowers this town has got up a rumour about me

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1143

உறாஅதோ ஊரறிந்த கெளவை அதனைப்
பெறாஅது பெற்றன்ன நீர்த்து.

Uraaadho Oorarindha Kelavai Adhanaip
Peraaadhu Petranna Neerththu

I profit by this public rumour Having not, I feel, I have her

Meaning: Will I not get a rumour that is known to the (whole) town ? For what I have not got is as if I had got it (already)

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1144

கவ்வையால் கவ்விது காமம் அதுவின்றேல்
தவ்வென்னும் தன்மை இழந்து.

Kavvaiyaal Kavvidhu Kaamam Adhuvindrel
Thavvennum Thanmai Izhandhu

Rumour inflames the love I seek Or else it becomes bleak and weak

Meaning: Rumour increases the violence of my passion; without it it would grow weak and waste away

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1145

களித்தொறும் கள்ளுண்டல் வேட்டற்றால் காமம்
வெளிப்படுந் தோறும் இனிது.

Kaliththorum Kalluntal Vettatraal Kaamam
Velippatun Thorum Inidhu

Drink delights as liquor flows Love delights as rumour grows

Meaning: As drinking liquor is delightful (to one) whenever one is in mirth, so is lust delightful to me whenever it is the subject of rumour

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1146

கண்டது மன்னும் ஒருநாள் அலர்மன்னும்
திங்களைப் பாம்புகொண் டற்று.

Kantadhu Mannum Orunaal Alarmannum
Thingalaip Paampukon Tatru

One lasting day we met alone Lasting rumours eclipse our moon

Meaning: It was but a single day that I looked on (my lover); but the rumour thereof has spread like the seizure of the moon by the serpent

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1147

ஊரவர் கெளவை எருவாக அன்னைசொல்
நீராக நீளும்இந் நோய்.

Ooravar Kelavai Eruvaaka Annaisol
Neeraaka Neelumin Noi

Scandal manures; mother's refrain Waters the growth of this love-pain

Meaning: This malady (of lust) is manured by the talk of women and watered by the (harsh) words of my mother

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1148

நெய்யால் எரிநுதுப்பேம் என்றற்றால் கெளவையால்
காமம் நுதுப்பேம் எனல்.

Neyyaal Erinudhuppem Endratraal Kelavaiyaal
Kaamam Nudhuppem Enal

To quench the lust by rumour free Is to quench fire by pouring ghee

Meaning: To say that one could extinguish passion by rumour is like extinguishing fire with ghee

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1149

அலர்நாண ஒல்வதோ அஞ்சலோம்பு என்றார்
பலர்நாண நீத்தக் கடை.

Alarnaana Olvadho Anjalompu Endraar
Palarnaana Neeththak Katai

Who said \"fear not\" flared up rumour Why then should I blush this clamour?

Meaning: When the departure of him who said "fear not" has put me to shame before others, why need I be ashamed of scandal

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1150

தாம்வேண்டின் நல்குவர் காதலர் யாம்வேண்டும்
கெளவை எடுக்கும்இவ் வூர்.

Thaamventin Nalkuvar Kaadhalar Yaamventum
Kelavai Etukkumiv Voor

Town raising this cry, I desire Consent is easy from my sire

Meaning: The rumour I desire is raised by the town (itself); and my lover would if desired consent (to my following him)

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