AN 310 Nakkīraṉār (TT: Nakkīrār; G1+2: Nakkīrar): the friend

{{colophon}}: talaimakaṟkuk kuṟainērnta (TT: talaimakaṟ kuṟainernta) tōḻi colliyatu.{{/colophon}}

{{Metrical text}}

  1. kaṭuntē riḷaiyaroṭu nīkki niṉṟa
  2. neṭuntakai nīrmai yaṉṟi nīyun
  3. toḻutaku meyyai yaḻivumun tuṟuttup
  4. paṉṉāḷ vantu paṇimoḻi payiṟṟaliṟ
  5. kuvaḷai yuṇkaṇ kaliḻa niṉmāṭ 5
  6. ṭivaḷum perumpē tuṟṟaṉa ḷōrun
  7. tāyuṭai neṭunakart tamarpā rāṭṭak
  8. kātaliṉ vaḷartta māta rātaliṟ
  9. perumaṭa muṭaiyarō ciṟitē yataṉāṟ
  10. kuṉṟiṟ ṟōṉṟuṅ kuvavumaṇaṟ cērppa 10
  11. viṉṟivaṇ virumpā tīmō ceṉṟip
  12. pūviri puṉṉai mītutōṉṟu peṇṇaik
  13. kūuṅka ṇaḵkutē teyya vāṅka
  14. ṇuppo yumaṇa roḻukaiyoṭu vanta
  15. viḷaippaṭu pēṭai yiriyak kuraitteḻun 15
  16. turumicaip puṇari yuṭaitarum
  17. perunīr vēliyeñ ciṟunal lūrē.

{{Critical Apparatus}}

{LOZ} 2 nīrmai TT, G1+2; nīrmaiyai RK
{LOZ} 3 tuṟuttup RK; tuṟut+p TT
{LOZ} 5 kaliḻa TT, G1+2, SS; kaluḻa RK, VP, ER, EC
{LOZ} 7 tāyuṭai neṭunakart G1+2, RK, VP, ER; tāyuṭai neṭu+++ TT; tāyuṟai viyaṉakar RKv, SAv, EC
{LOZ} 7 rāṭṭak SS; rāṭṭik G1
{LOZ} 8 vaḷartta ... rātaliṟ TT; valartta ... rākaliṟ G1+2; vaḷarnta ... rākaliṟ RK, VP, ER; vaḷarnta ... rātaliṟ EC
{LOZ} 9 muṭaiyarō TT, G1+2, RK, VP, ER; muṭaiyaḷ RKv, SAv, EC
{LOZ} 11 ceṉṟip RKv, SAv; ceṉṟap TT, G1, RK; caṉap G2
{LOZ} 13 ṇaḵkute TT, G1+2; ṇaḵtē RK
{LOZ} 14 ṇuppo TT, G1+2, SS; ṇuppoy RK; ṇuppō EC
{LOZ} 14 roḻukaiyoṭu RK; yoḻukai++ṭu TT
{LOZ} 17 perunīr SS; pairunīr TT, G1+2
{LOZ} 17 vēliyeñ G1+2, RK; peliyeñ TT; vēliruyeñ EC
{LOZ} 17 ciṟunal lūrē RK; ciṟuna lūre TT
{{/Critical Apparatus}}

{{Word-for-word Gloss}}

  1. quick chariot young-they(h.)-with left stood-
  2. long fitting nature besides you{X}um{/X}
  3. worship- fitting- body-you perishing priority made-have
  4. many day come be-humble- word repeating{X}iṉ{/X}[FNote_109]
  5. blue-water-lily collyrium eye weep(inf.) you(loc?) 5
  6. she{X}um{/X} big confusion she-had one{X}um{/X}/knowing-
  7. mother possess- long mansion/town self-they(h.) praised-
  8. love{X}iṉ{/X} made-grow- woman/beauty becoming{X}iṉ{/X}
  9. big inexperience possess-they(h.){X}ō{/X} little-it{X}ē{/X} that(inst.)
  10. hill{X}iṉ{/X} appearing- heap sand coast-he(voc.) 10
  11. today here long-not(neg.ipt.) go-you(sub.)
  12. flower spread- Puṉṉai-tree upon/over appear- palmyra-palm
  13. crowing- eye/place-that{X}ē-teyya{/X} there
  14. salt carry- salt-merchant(h.) cart-with come-
  15. guard/youth/ripen- happen- she-bird retreat(inf.) jubilated- risen 15
  16. thunder sound ocean/wave break- giving-
  17. big water fence our- little good village{X}ē{/X}.

{{Readable Translation}}

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