www.thirukkural133.wordpress.com<\/a>) over the last 7 years. But with Kaamathupaal, I hit against a strong block for more than a year. I felt the two-long-line format for poems on love was too restrictive, and unappealing to the modern sensibilities, especially in English. So, I\u2019ve chosen to experiment with a 5-line format, but altering the meter, space, rhyme and rhythm depending on the individual kural. Why five lines? It is difficult to explain; the compound phrases and pauses in most kurals seemed to seamlessly split into five lines. I haven\u2019t shied away from using rhyme and meter, wherever they have fallen in place without having to contrive much. Though, there is a certain amount of continuity within some of the chapters in Thirukkural, I find it best to treat each kural as a separate poem than as a continuum; each, a separate poem demanding a unique structure, rhyme and language.<\/p>\nI owe my understanding of kural to various commentators, old and new, (especially Parimelazhagar), spanning over maybe 10 centuries. Where my personal reading was not satisfied by any commentary, I have made my own interpretation. Where I felt multiple interpretations to be equally appealing, but was impossible to leave scope for multiple interpretations in the translation, I have made multiple versions for the same kural.<\/p>\n
Chapter 110: Reading the cues<\/h2>\n
\u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd 110: \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her gorging eyes<\/p>\n
Have two gazes.<\/p>\n
One gaze inflicts the malady.<\/p>\n
The other gaze is remedy<\/p>\n
For that malady.<\/p>\n
\u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1<\/p>\n
\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1091<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her furtive eyes<\/p>\n
Steal a fleeting look.<\/p>\n
Half the love<\/p>\n
Lies in it,<\/p>\n
nay much more.<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1092<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She looked at me.<\/p>\n
Looking, she turned coy.<\/p>\n
That was how<\/p>\n
She watered<\/p>\n
The crop of our love.<\/p>\n
\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0b87\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b83\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0baf\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1093<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When I look at her<\/p>\n
She stares at the ground.<\/p>\n
When I turn my gaze<\/p>\n
She looks at me<\/p>\n
And smiles gently.<\/p>\n
\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1094<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She peeks at me<\/p>\n
Not directly<\/p>\n
But as if she<\/p>\n
Squinted an eye,<\/p>\n
And then simpers.<\/p>\n
(Version 1)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her look lets out<\/p>\n
Not a single cue.<\/p>\n
Coyly she smiles<\/p>\n
As if she meant<\/p>\n
Something else.<\/p>\n
(Version 2)<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b85\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2 \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1095<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She speaks as if<\/p>\n
She is hostile.<\/p>\n
She feigns anger.<\/p>\n
I do sense soon<\/p>\n
What she does mean.<\/p>\n
\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b85 \u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b85\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b92\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1096<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Harsh words with no real anger,<\/p>\n
And a put-on angry stare:<\/p>\n
These are the cues;<\/p>\n
She seems hostile<\/p>\n
but loves me true.<\/p>\n
\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0b85\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1097<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A certain beauty lies<\/p>\n
In this pliant girl:<\/p>\n
Oh, the way she smiles,<\/p>\n
Gently, her heart melting,<\/p>\n
When I look at her!<\/p>\n
\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0b8e\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0baa\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba8\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1098<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We give each other<\/p>\n
Such distant looks<\/p>\n
Like we\u2019re strangers.<\/p>\n
Only lovers<\/p>\n
Can do that.<\/p>\n
\u0b8f\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb3.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1099<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When my eyes<\/p>\n
Meet her eyes,<\/p>\n
And concur,<\/p>\n
Spoken words<\/p>\n
Have no use.<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb2.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1100<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\nChapter 111: The joy of making love<\/h2>\n
\u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd 111: \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0bae\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The five senses of<\/p>\n
Sight, aural, taste, smell and touch<\/p>\n
Come alive<\/p>\n
Only with this girl<\/p>\n
Of gleaming bangles.<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd \u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b90\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b92\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb3.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1101<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For any disease<\/p>\n
The cure lies elsewhere.<\/p>\n
My girl decked with jewels<\/p>\n
Is herself the cure for<\/p>\n
The ailment she induced.<\/p>\n
\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc8<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1102<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When we find on the one we love<\/p>\n
A soft shoulder to sleep on,<\/p>\n
Can it be sweeter –<\/p>\n
The divine world of<\/p>\n
the lotus-eyed god?<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1103<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It sears when I go far<\/p>\n
It chills when I get near<\/p>\n
Such a fire<\/p>\n
Wherefrom did<\/p>\n
She acquire?<\/p>\n
\u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc2\u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1104<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The moment I desire anything<\/p>\n
That very thing they seem to be:<\/p>\n
The shoulders of her<\/p>\n
Whose tresses flow down<\/p>\n
adorned with flowers.<\/p>\n
\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1105<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Whenever she embraces me<\/p>\n
Her touch, o her touch<\/p>\n
Is so good, my life sprouts afresh!<\/p>\n
This artless maiden\u2019s arms<\/p>\n
Are for sure made of nectar.<\/p>\n
\u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcb \u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b87\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1106<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Taking from our house<\/p>\n
All that we possess,<\/p>\n
To share with and feed others<\/p>\n
Amma!<\/p>\n
Cuddling this woman is as good.<\/p>\n
(Version 1)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Cuddling this woman,<\/p>\n
Her complexion that of mango,<\/p>\n
Wow! it is much the same as<\/p>\n
Feeding others and sharing with them<\/p>\n
Hard earned wealth from our house.<\/p>\n
(Version 2)<\/p>\n
\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe \u0b85\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1107<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We both desire each other<\/p>\n
And delightful it is<\/p>\n
Our tight hug<\/p>\n
Which lets nothing betwixt<\/p>\n
Not even air.<\/p>\n
\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8<\/p>\n
\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b85 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1108<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Pouting after a tiff,<\/p>\n
Patching up and making out,<\/p>\n
These are the perks<\/p>\n
Gained by those<\/p>\n
United in love.<\/p>\n
\u0b8a\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1109<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The more we learn, the more we learn<\/p>\n
There is much unknown.<\/p>\n
Same it is with love,<\/p>\n
The more I lie with the bejewelled girl<\/p>\n
(The more I learn there are joys untold).<\/p>\n
\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcb \u0bb1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd<\/p>\n
\u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc7\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1.<\/p>\n
– Kural 1110<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Translating the Tamil classic, Thirukkural, is a tricky task. Many translators have attempted to outdo Thiruvalluvar in brevity, and failed to match his depth and poetic grace. 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