The Subtleties of Sulking
சிறு சொல்லையும் பிழையாக்கித் தலைவி செல்லமாக ஊடும் நுணுக்கங்களைக் கண்டு வியத்தல். — Amused and captivated by how she twists innocent words into playful accusations.
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ūṭi yiruntēmāt tummiṉār yāntammai / nīṭuvāḻ keṉpāk kaṟintu.
“One day we silent sulked; he sneezed: The reason well I knew; / He thought that I, to speak well pleased, Would say, 'Long life to you!'”
“I was in the sulks: he then sneezed, for he thought that I would bless him saying, Long live my beloved!”
We were sulking, and we would not speak. Then he sneezed — knowing that we would have to say to him, 'Long may you live.'
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
ஊடி இருந்தேமாத் தும்மினார்= யாம் தம்மோடு ஊடி உரையாடாது இருந்தேமாகக் காதலர் தும்மினார்; யாம் தம்மை நீடு வாழ்க என்பாக்கு அறிந்து= அது நீங்கித் தம்மை நீடுவாழ்க என்று உரையாடுவேமாகக் கருதி, எ-று.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
While I sat sulking in silence, my lover purposely sneezed, knowing that custom would compel me to break my silence and bless him with long life.