Tirukkural Chapter 131 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 131 - புலவி
CHAPTER 131- MISUNDERSTANDING OF LOVERS.
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131/01. புல்லாது இராஅப் புலத்தை; அவர்உறும்
அல்லல்நோய் காண்கம் சிறிது.

131/01. Pullaadhu iraap pulaththai; avarurrum
Allalnoi kanngham sirridhu.

131/01. "Let me not embrace him
And see how he suffers with his love urge? "
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Akash: All these days she wanted her husband.
Now she is wantonly teasing him.

Nalin: Yes, this is what we see
She's not listening to his plea,
But tries to tease him jokingly
To see how he reacts really.

Perhaps, this is the time
She takes firm action on him
For his long absence
Leaving her in distress.

But she still loves him
Though she teases him
This her husband can guess,
And is waiting for a chance.
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131/02. உப்பமைந்து அற்றால் புலவி; அதுசிறிது
மிக்கற்றால் நீள விடல்.

131/02. Uppamaindhu atrraal pulavi; athusirridhu
Mikkatrraal neella vidal.

131/02. "To make love is adding salt to the food.
But if it is delayed, as more salt spoils the food,
It'll spoil the love."
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Akash: this seems to be a funny example
Adding excess salt to food spoils the food.

Nalin: The poet brings to the height
Of the story in his lovely words at last,
By creating a suspense in the story
How couples behave in weary.

She wants to give him a little salt,
In place of her fabulous love,
And says, food get spoiled by excess salt
Also excess waiting spoils love.

What a wonderful woman she is.
She says jokingly one thing,
But does seriously something,
What a type of woman she is?
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131/03. அலந்தாரை அல்லல்நோய் செய்தற்றால் தம்மைப்
புலந்தாரைப் புல்லா விடல்.

131/03. Allandharai allalnoi seithatrraal thammaip
Pulandhaarai pulla vidil.

131/03. If the husband approaches her after she avoids him
If she still persist the same, it amounts to hurting his feelings
As he is already upset over her behavior.
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Akash: she's a sort of woman,
Not amenable to reasons,
But plays jokes with him.

Nalin: Yes, it is like a game of hit and run,
She hits him and watches his reaction,
Just to provoke him to talk
All about her silly jokes.

He has more patience
In listening to her jokes,
But just keeps his mouth shut
Not to make a big scene on the spot.

Finally she becomes cool,
Without making him a fool,
And both laugh aloud finally,
To play their game of love happily.
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