Sulking
காதலின் சுவையை அதிகரிக்க தலைவனுடன் செய்யும் செல்லமான ஊடல் (புலவி). — Playfully turning away to heighten the pleasure of his pleading and reconciliation.
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nōta levaṉmaṟṟu nontāreṉ ṟaḵtaṟiyuṅ / kātala rillā vaḻi.
“What good can grieving do, when none who love / Are there to know the grief thy soul endures?”
“Of what avail is my grieving when there is no loving one nigh to see how much I suffer?”
What does the suffering get anybody, when the loving one who would know 'this was borne for my sake' is not to be had?
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நொந்தார் என்று அஃது அறியும் காதலர் இல்லாவழி= இவர் நம்பொருட்டாக நொந்தார் என்று, அந்நோவினை அறியும் அன்பு உடையாரைப் பெறாவழி; நோதல் மற்று எவன்= ஒருவர் நோகின்றதனால் பயன் என், எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
When one lacks a beloved who understands that one suffers for his sake, what is the use of nursing sorrow in solitude?