AKAM 019

(19) pālai

• Lines (1-8) The hero addressing his mind.
• Line (9) Requesting the mind not to forget him
• (10-19) The state of the lady-love during separation.

Translation

• My mind! May you live long! You did not stay at that place on that day when we started, saying to me, I won't come'. Having come so far as this place you have suffered (1-2);
• you have not crossed the high and big mountains in which there are rock horned-owls of dreadful voice, which make a sound, like the sound of the small drum (துடி) inside which the beatings tick revolves; The meaning can be clearly understood in those broad places where the yā trees have grown tall. Perched on those trees the common kite makes a sound several times to make travellers suffer (2-6)
• If you thought of staying behind, prosper (6-8)
• The cool lids of the eyes which were formerly comparable to the black petals of blue nelumbo (குவளை) flower and were moist with tears have now become like the red petals of the arnotto (நறவு) flower (9-11).
• As her heart is boiling every time she thinks of me, the tears dry up (12)
• The bright and hot drops of tear which used to pour down quickly now trickle down intermittingly hinting thereby the sorrow of the talaimakaḷ (13-14)
• She fears being seen by others in that state and moves from her place slowly, and her soft wrist having joints lose their beauty and looks like the creeper that has dropped all its flowers as the few bangles that were still remaining had also fallen (14-16)
• our dear one is sitting in a particular place as she has no strength to move anywhere, having as a companion the flame of the lamp with the beautiful hollow container made of thin flat plate of metal (17-18)
• After embracing the lean nape of beloved wife which is suffering on account of sorrow (19),
• refrain from forgetting us (9)

The talaimakkaṉ who parted having made up his mind to acquire wealth reprimanded his mind which thought of talavi desired the beauty

(variant reading : The talaivaṉ who parted to acquire wealth spoke to his mind in the middle of the desert)

poruntil iḷaṅkīraṉār (ulōccaṉār)

Syntactical link: நெஞ்சே(2)! அன்று ஒழிந்தன்றுமிலை(1); வந்து வருந்தினை(2); குன்றம்(3) எம் மொடு இறத்தலும் செல்லாய், (6); ஒழியச் சூழ்ந்தனையாயின்(7), செல்இனி(8); நின் உள்ளம் சிறக்க(8); நம் காதலி(18) சிறு புறம் முயங்கியபின்(19) எம்மறவல் ஓம்புமதி(9).

variant readings:- $$ட.2.நெஞ்சம். $$ட.11.யாயிதழ்; மலர்பிகாள். $$ட.12.உள்ளம். $$ட.13.கலிழ்ந்து. $$ட.18.வதிந்த வெம்.