Tirukkural Chapter 112 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 112 - நலம் புனைந்துரைத்தல்
CHAPTER 112 - PRAISING HIS LOVER
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112/07. அறுவாய் நிறைந்த அவிர்மதிக்குப் போல
மறுவுண்டோ மாதர் முகத்து.

112/07. Arruvaai nirraindha avirmadhikkup pola
Marruvundo maadhar mughaththu.

112/07. "Moon is waxing and waning, besides its black spots.
Like that, is there any blemish in the faces of all girls? "
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Gopi: What is the difference between moon's face
And the girls' faces?

Mahavir: The girls have round faces
Like moon's round face,
But they don't have spots
Like those in the moon.

Girls' faces have no wear and tear,
Like moon's wax and wane,
Nor they have dark patches
Over their beautiful faces.

So, girls are more beautiful
Than any other material
Objects like moon or flowers,
What the poet emphasizes.
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112/08. மாதர் முகம்போல் ஒளிவிட வல்லையேல்
காதலை; வாழி மதி..

112/08. Madhar mughampol ollivida vallaiyeal
Kaathalai; vaazhi madhi.

112/08. "Oh Moon! If your face shines like girl's face,
You'll also be loved. I am blessing you."
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Gopi: The Moon borrows its light from the Sun.
And its face is full of black spots.

Mahavir: If there is no Sun
There is no Moon then.
Moon borrows its light
From the Sun's light.

Moon has black spots
And it waxes and wanes,
So, it doesn't shine like girls,
That is what the poet says.

So, finally he arrives at
Compared to any other object
Girls are more beautiful,
This is what he tells.
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112/09. மலர்அன்ன கண்ணாள் முகம்ஒத்தி யாயின்
பலர்காணத் தோன்றல் மதி.

112/09. Malaranna kannaall mugamoththi yaayinum
Palarkaannath thonrral madhi.

112/09. "Oh Moon! If you also become like my girl
Who has flowery eyes then you must not wander
Here and there to be seen by all. As I stay in her house
To enjoy myself, you must also stay with your lover at one place."
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Gopi: The poet is addressing the moon to become like his girl
So that it can enjoy with its lover.

Mahavir: The girl can't become moon,
Moon can't become a girl,
Yet the poet wants the moon
To become a beautiful girl.

Moon's face will be clean,
With no dark spots then,
And when it becomes a girl,
It'll look like a pearl.

It can stay with its lover
At one place forever,
And it need not wander,
As it is now, here and there.
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112/10. அனிச்சமும் அன்னத்தின் தூவியும் மாதர்
அடிக்கு நெருஞ்சிப் பழம்.

112/10. Anichchamum annaththin thooviyum maadhar
Adikku nerunjip pazham.

112/10. "Anicham flower or a feather of swan
Can prick my lover's feet like nerunji thorn."
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Gopi: The poet in high sounding words
Describing the Girl's feet.

Mahavir: Yes, he says that her feet
Unlike others, it is so soft,
Even the feather of swan
Can prick her feet like a thorn.

The most delicate anicham flower,
Can prick the feet of my lover,
Like a thorn that she can't suffer
The pain those thorns give her.

2000 years back the girls,
Unlike the modern girls,
Had their feet so soft and tender,
They couldn't step over a flower.
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