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Thirukkural 1294

Chapter 130: நெஞ்சொடு புலத்தல் (Expostulation with Oneself) · Love

Kural 1294

இனிஅன்ன நின்னொடு சூழ்வார்யார் நெஞ்சே
துனிசெய்து துவ்வாய்காண் மற்று.

Inianna Ninnotu Soozhvaaryaar Nenje
Thuniseydhu Thuvvaaikaan Matru

'See, thou first show offended pride, and then submit,' I bade; Henceforth such council who will share with thee my heart

Meaning

O my soul! you would not first seem sulky and then enjoy (him); who then would in future consult you about such things?

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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