Tirukkural Chapter 132 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 132 - புலவி நுணுக்கம்
CHAPTER 132- SHARP SULKINESS OF WOMEN
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132/07. வழுத்தினாள் தும்மினே னாக; அழித்தழுதாள்
யார்உள்ளித் தும்மினீர் என்று.

132/07. Vazhuththinaall thumminae naagha; azhiththazhudhaall
Yaarullith thummineer endrru.

132/07. 'I sneezed. For that she blessed me. She asked me,
'Who is that girl who remembers you, when you sneezed? '
She asked me like this and cried aloud.'
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Akshaykumar: It is funny that he should not even sneeze
In her presence which is mistaken by her.

Bhagvaan: When someone sneezes
A person nearby blesses
And this was the custom,
Saying someone remembers him.

This way she has mistaken him
That some girl remembers him
For that reason he was sneezing,
And she started at once crying.

She seems to be emotional highly,
And takes every little thing seriously,
He must, therefore, be careful with her
When he says or does anything before her.
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132/08. தும்முச் செறுப்ப அழுதாள் நுமர்உள்ளல்
எம்மை மறைத்திரோ என்று.

132/08. Thummoch cherruppa azhudhaal numarullal
Emmai marraitheerow endrru.

132/08. 'Thinking she may get angry, I suppressed my sneezing.
For that she cried aloud saying, 'Is it because to hide your girl
Who is thinking of you, you're suppressing you sneezing? '
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Akshaykumar: Both ways she's criticizing him.
Sneezing or not sneezing both are wrong.

Bhagvaan: She has a suspicion always
That he's after some girls
That is the reason he cares
More for them and not in her case.

His innocence must be proved.
For that many times he tried,
But she found some reason
To accuse him badly then.

There is a proverb that says,
If anyone drinks milk,
Sitting under a palm tree,
People think, he drinks toddy.
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132/09. தன்னை உணர்த்தினும் காயும் பிறர்க்கும்நீர்
இந்நீரர் ஆகுதிர் என்று.

132/09. Thannai unnarththinum kaayum pirrarkkumneer
Enneerar aaghudhir endrru.

132/09. 'If I bow down to soften her anger,
Still she becomes more angry.
She asked me, 'When you move with other girls,
Did you bow down like this?
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Akshaykumar: This another problem for him to solve.

Bhagvaan: A deep wound in her heart
That takes time to heal out.
Till then better he tolerates
And clear all her doubts.

His long absence created,
In her heart a deep wound,
That'll not heal overnight,
So, he must necessarily wait.

Time will heal her wounds,
And she'll repent for her actions,
Later on, when he can take her
In his arms and appreciate her.
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132/10. நினைத்திருந்து நோக்கினும் காயும் அனைத்தும்நீர்
யார்உள்ளி நோக்கினீர் என்று.

132/10. Ninaiththirundhu nokkinum kaayum anaiththumneer
Yaarulli nokkineer endrru.

132/10. 'When I see her body that lost its luster, she became angry
And asked, 'You saw my body comparing it with which girl of yours? '
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Akshaykumar: She seems to be a dangerous girl.
Poor husband pitying her for her poor health,
But she is angry with him for no fault of his.

Bhagvaan: Yes, as I said earlier
Her body lost its luster
Because of his long absence
And her thoughts about him always.

She feels he was the cause,
For her slim appearance,
And now he's looking at her,
As if he has cared for her.

Until she exhaust her steam,
Hidden in her heart about him,
He has to bear with her,
As he still loves her.
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