Thirukkural Chapter 131 - Pouting

Couplet 1301 
Be still reserved, decline his profferred love;
A little while his sore distress we 'll prove
Explanation
Let us witness awhile his keen suffering; just feign dislike and embrace him not

Couplet 1302 
A cool reserve is like the salt that seasons well the mess,
Too long maintained, 'tis like the salt's excess
Explanation
A little dislike is like salt in proportion; to prolong it a little is like salt a little too much

Couplet 1303 
'Tis heaping griefs on those whose hearts are grieved;
To leave the grieving one without a fond embrace
Explanation
For men not to embrace those who have feigned dislike is like torturing those already in agony

Couplet 1304 
To use no kind conciliating art when lover grieves,
Is cutting out the root of tender winding plant that droops
Explanation
Not to reconcile those who have feigned dislike is like cutting a faded creeper at its root

Couplet 1305 
Even to men of good and worthy mind, the petulance
Of wives with flowery eyes lacks not a lovely grace
Explanation
An increased shyness in those whose eyes are like flowers is beautiful even to good and virtuous husbands

Couplet 1306 
Love without hatred is ripened fruit;
Without some lesser strife, fruit immature
Explanation
Sexual pleasure, without prolonged and short-lived dislike, is like too ripe, and unripe fruit

Couplet 1307 
A lovers' quarrel brings its pain, when mind afraid
Asks doubtful, 'Will reunion sweet be long delayed?'
Explanation
The doubt as to whether intercourse would take place soon or not, creates a sorrow (even) in feigned dislike

Couplet 1308 
What good can grieving do, when none who love
Are there to know the grief thy soul endures
Explanation
What avails sorrow when I am without a wife who can understand the cause of my sorrow?

Couplet 1309 
Water is pleasant in the cooling shade;
So coolness for a time with those we love
Explanation
Like water in the shade, dislike is delicious only in those who love

Couplet 1310 
Of her who leaves me thus in variance languishing,
To think within my heart with love is fond desire
Explanation
It is nothing but strong desire that makes her mind unite with me who can leave her to her own dislike