புலவி நுணுக்கம்
Feigned Anger
Read all ten original Tamil couplets from this chapter with clear, modern interpretations for everyday learning.
Kurals
1311–1320
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Kural 1311
1 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
பெண்ணியலார் எல்லாரும் கண்ணின் பொதுஉண்பர்
நண்ணேன் பரத்தநின் மார்பு.
Modern interpretation
She feels unable to embrace a partner who seeks every woman's attention, because love should feel personal rather than public. If someone openly flirts with everyone, the person who loves them may no longer feel their closeness is special.
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Kural 1312
2 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
ஊடி இருந்தேமாத் தும்மினார் யாம்தம்மை
நீடுவாழ் கென்பாக் கறிந்து.
Modern interpretation
Even while she keeps silent, he sneezes hoping she will bless him and speak to him again. During a cold-shoulder moment, a small familiar gesture can be a hopeful attempt to reopen the conversation.
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Kural 1313
3 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
கோட்டுப் பூச் சூடினும் காயும் ஒருத்தியைக்
காட்டிய சூடினீர் என்று.
Modern interpretation
When jealousy is strong, even an innocent flower can look like a message meant for someone else. If a partner wears a new flower, the other may wonder whether it was chosen to impress another person.
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Kural 1314
4 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
யாரினும் காதலம் என்றேனா ஊடினாள்
யாரினும் யாரினும் என்று.
Modern interpretation
Jealousy can turn reassurance into a comparison: saying, 'I love you more than anyone,' may make the listener ask who else is being compared. A careless attempt to praise one partner can therefore start a fresh quarrel.
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Kural 1315
5 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
இம்மைப் பிறப்பில் பிரியலம் என்றேனாக்
கண்நிறை நீர்கொண் டனள்.
Modern interpretation
Even a promise of lifelong togetherness can awaken fear of a future separation. When told, 'We will never part in this life,' a deeply loving person may hear the possibility of losing that person beyond it.
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Kural 1316
6 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
உள்ளினேன் என்றேன்மற் றென்மறந்தீர் என்றென்னைப்
புல்லாள் புலத்தக் கனள்.
Modern interpretation
A lover may turn a loving statement into a playful accusation: 'You remembered me, so you must have forgotten me first.' When a partner says they were thinking of you, jealousy can make even affection sound like proof of neglect.
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Kural 1317
7 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
வழுத்தினாள் தும்மினேன் ஆக அழித்தழுதாள்
யாருள்ளித் தும்மினீர் என்று.
Modern interpretation
Jealous affection can change instantly: she blesses his sneeze, then asks whose thoughts caused it and begins to weep. A small joke or ordinary moment can become a quarrel when someone fears being replaced.
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Kural 1318
8 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
தும்முச் செறுப்ப அழுதாள் நுமர்உள்ளல்
எம்மை மறைத்திரோ என்று.
Modern interpretation
Even hiding a sneeze to avoid jealousy can create more suspicion. If a partner tries to conceal a harmless reaction, the other may wonder whether something else is being kept from them.
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Kural 1319
9 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
தன்னை உணர்த்தினும் காயும் பிறர்க்கும்நீர்
இந்நீரர் ஆகுதிர் என்று.
Modern interpretation
A jealous lover may still question whether the same charm is used with other people. Even after an apology brings peace, she may ask whether he behaves this way with every woman.
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Kural 1320
10 of 10Tamil original · தமிழ்
நினைத்திருந்து நோக்கினும் காயும் அனைத்துநீர்
யாருள்ளி நோக்கினீர் என்று.
Modern interpretation
When jealousy is active, even admiration can be misunderstood as comparison. Gazing at a partner's beauty may still prompt the question, 'Whom are you thinking of when you look at me?'
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