Kural 1278 · நெருநற்றுச் சென்றார்எம் காதலர் யாமும்
My beloved went only yesterday, yet my body has grown pale as if seven days have passed.
பதினெண்கீழ்க்கணக்கு / Patinenkilkanakku
The Eighteen Lesser Texts, including the Thirukkural.
Kural 1279 · தொடிநோக்கி மென்தோளும் நோக்கி அடிநோக்கி
She looked at her bangle, and looked at her tender shoulders, and then looked at your feet; that is what she did there.
Kural 1280 · பெண்ணினால் பெண்மை உடைத்தென்ப கண்ணினால்
Telling the sickness of desire by her eyes alone and pleading, she is said to have a womanliness that is enriched by womanliness itself.
Kural 1281 · உள்ளக் களித்தலும் காண மகிழ்தலும்
To be glad at the mere thought and to rejoice on seeing belong not to toddy; they belong only to love.
Kural 1282 · தினைத்துணையும் ஊடாமை வேண்டும் பனைத்துணையும்
When desire has come in fullness to the measure of a palmyra tree, there should not be sulking even as much as a millet grain.
Kural 1283 · பேணாது பெட்பவே செய்யினும் கொண்கனைக்
Even if he does not heed me and does only as he pleases, my eyes do not rest without seeing my beloved.
Kural 1284 · ஊடற்கண் சென்றேன்மன் தோழி அதுமறந்து
Friend, I went indeed with the intention of sulking; but forgetting that, my heart went to union.
Kural 1285 · எழுதுங்கால் கோல்காணாக் கண்ணேபோல் கொண்கன்
As the eye, while being painted with kohl, does not see the stick that paints it, so, in the place where I see my beloved, I do not see his fault.
Kural 1286 · காணுங்கால் காணேன் தவறாய காணாக்கால்
When I see him I do not see his faults; when I do not see him I see nothing but faults, even in what is no fault.
Kural 1287 · உய்த்தல் அறிந்து புனல்பாய் பவரேபோல்
Like those who leap into a flood though they know it will carry them away, why should I sulk, knowing that my sulking will prove false?