AKAM 048

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

taṅkāl muṭakkoṟṟaṉār

Translation:

V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]

Original MS location:

IFP Library [TA LIT-CL 180 (1)(2)(3)]

Original data entry (VYAPTI format):

Ramya (1999-2000, IFP)

HTML conversion, text revising & editing:

jlc

Date of last revision:

2002/08/25

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-8) The question of the foster-mother

(-23) The companion's reply by way of narration of a previous incident fabricated by her

(24-26). Disclosing the talaivi's secret love.

Colophon(s):

The companion revealed by successive stages the secret love (of talaivi) to the foster-mother.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

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• Mother! May you live long. Mother! Hear attentively what I say (1)
• you question me that your daughter is full of distress and does not drink even milk and has turned very much sallow through lovesickness (2-3)
• I too do not clearly know how it came about (3-4)
• One day we went to the mountain slopes abundant with flowers with our friends thriging branches (4-6).
• We cried aloud "puli, puli' (7)
• (On hearing this, a talaivaṉ), who wore a circular garland of bright red indian water lily flowers resembling the eyes of ladies, which was strung with the help of a needle (8-9),
• had a chaplet (கண்ணி) of scarlet ixora flowers (வெட்சிப்பூ) on one side (10),
• had smeared red sandal paste on his chest which was fit to be attacked by the breasts of ladies, (11)
• had a bow which was bound well and decorated; chose a unique arrow, (12)
• appeared there, and questioned us, `which is the way in which that tiger went? and stood there (13-14).
• On seeing him we concealed and shrank ourselves behind each other's back sliding respectfully to one side and stood having been abashed (14-16)
• He said, "Ladies who have five kinds of tresses which are divided with desire, beautiful foreheads and black tresses having oiliness! `Will lies come even out of your mouths? (17-19)
• That talaivaṉ who is the master of that hill controlled and slowed down gently the speed of the horses harnessed to his chariot, went to his place after looking at the eyes of your daughter coated with collyrium many times, after she looked at him, and stopped it. (19-22)
• At the time the day was drawing to its end and the sun went down to disappear. Your daughter looked at the direction in which he disappeared and exclaimed, "Truly he is a valourous young man, friend! To those who have the strength of knowledge there is scope for a principle to that extent!

அன்னாய்/ வாழி! வேண்டு(1); நின்மகள்(1) பசந்தனள் என வி�வுதி(3); யானும் தெற்றென் உனாரேன்(4); மேனாள்(4) தோழிமாரோடு(5) சென்றுழிப்(6) பூசல் தோன்ற(7) (ஒருதலைவன்) வினவிநிற்றந்தோன்(14); அவற்கண்டு(14) ஒடுங்கி(15) நின்றனெமாக(16) "நும்வாய்ப்(18) பொய்யும் உளவோ?' என்றனன்(19); அக்குன்றுகிழவோன்(22) தேரன்(20) நோக்கிச்(21) சென்றோன்(22); (தலைவி) அவன்மறைதே எம் நோக்கி(24) "இவனே (24) மகனே" என்றனள்(25); மதிவல்லோர்க்குக் கோள் அதன் அளவு உண்டு(26).

• .9. மூகபோகிய.
• .18. மகளிர்.
• .26. இதளைவுண்டு கொல்.

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NOTES

(48) (Note: Crying `puli, puli' is the superstitious belief of mountain dwellers who think that by so crying the east indian kino tree will lower its branches for them to pluck flowers, easily. That is why the talaivaṉ questioned about a real tiger Cf. 52-2 Line 18 மை ஈரோதி does not convey any meanings is it is preceded by ஐவகை வகுத்த கூந்தல் Line 12: விரிவில் also means a bow that has several bands on it to make it strong.