Tirukkural Chapter 111 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 111 - புணர்ச்சி மகிழ்தல்
CHAPTER 111 - UNION OF LOVERS
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111/07. தம்மில் இருந்து தமதுபாத்து உண்டற்றால்
அம்மா அரிவை முயக்கு.

111/07. "What a wonder! When embracing her
I feel like a yogi, without food, surviving on his
Own stamina and forgetting his body and the world,
Then goes into that supreme total bliss.
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Abhijit: When he is totally emotional
This kind of feelings naturally arise.

Manas: Yes, It is not human weakness.
But it is a kind of natural process
In the matter of evolution
Of the world and its living beings.

In that ecstasy, they forget
Their existence for a moment
In this mundane world,
And travel in their imaginary world.

That feelings only the poet,
In his own-way, has brought
With a typical example
As to how all ascetics feel.
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111/08. வீழும் இருவர்க்கு இனிதே வளியிடை
போழப் படாஅ முயக்கு.

111/08. Veezhum iruvarkku inidhey valliyidai
Pozhap padaa muyakku.

111/08. When they both embrace tightly
With no air space in between that shows
Their close intimacy in the world of love.
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Abhijit: This is the highest form love
In between a pair of lovers.

Manas: The intimacy of two lovers,
To show their togetherness,
The poet imagines no air space
Between their two bodies.

Though it is an exaggeration,
In his way of expression,
He gives those feelings
To them when they embrace.

Yes, man is no exception,
For his feelings of emotion,
Unless he totally renounces,
And spends his life in forests.
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111/09. ஊடல் உணர்தல் புணர்தல் இவைகாமம்
கூடியார் பெற்ற பயன்.

111/09. Oodal unnardhal punnardhal ivaikaamam
Koodiyaar petrra payan.

111/09. It is the experience of lovers
To engage in petty quarrels
And then join together in love.
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Abhijit: There will be difference of opinion
And this happens in every family
Before they compromise
And join together on common issues.

Manas: Before their love meet,
Their life styles were different,
And when they come together,
It takes time to know each other.

So, petty quarrels do happen,
But the gap must not widen
To the level of breaking point,
And they must unite once again.

They forget their differences
When they compromise
On various common issues,
Dropping their personal views.
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111/10. அறிதோறு அறியாமை கண்டற்றால் காமம்
செறிதோறும் சேயிழை மாட்டு.

111/10. Arridhorru arriyaamai kanndatrraal kaamam
Serridhorrum seyizhai mattu.

111/10. "Every time I learn a lesson
The same lesson appears to me as unknown to me,
Like that, every time I embrace that girl
Who is highly bedecked with jewels,
A new kind of love I feel.
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Abhijit: He is telling how feels about his girl
Every time he embraces her.

Manas: This kind of feeling is common,
Not only for him but also for anyone,
So, the poet, in his words, tells,
How a young boy and girl feel.

This love knows no limit,
In particular, for an adult,
Who is in love with a girl,
So charming like a pearl.

Every time he finds in her,
A beautiful fresh lover,
For his immense pleasure,
That he had never before.
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