AKAM 062

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

paraṇar

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

Date of last revision:

2004/10/19

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-5) Description of the beauty of talaivi

(6-12) talaivi embracing talaivaṉ with intense love

(13-4) talaivi compared to a painting executed by gods in the Kolli (கொல்லிமலை) mountain belonging to Cēraṉ.

Colophon(s):

The talaimakaṉ spoke to his mind when a sign pre-arranged to be given by him at night, was caused accidently by something else.
(variant reading for அல்லகுறிப்பட்டுழி: அல்லகுறிப்பட்டழிந்த)

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

• The secret union (6)
• with the talaivi which I had at a time that could not be known even by devils (பேய்கள்) (6),
• who has cool black eyes of black lids resembling two blue nelumbo (குவளைப்பூ) flowers of black stem, which are coupled together, (4-5)
• shoulders like bamboos, (3)
• breasts that have just made their appearance in the chest (3),
• lips resembling coral in which sparkling teeth are fixed (2)
• and which can be compared to the white stalk just above the root of the green bulrush that grows in water (1),
• was spread by the word of neighbours who indulge in scandal individually and in groups like the sound of the drum of tumultuous noise (7)
• As it was perhaps difficult for us to carry on the secret union (8)
• the talaivi having māmai (மாமை) colour and eminent by her quality of modesty (மடம்) (16)
• resembles the portrait of a lady painted by gods (15) (கடவுள்)
• to beautify the expansive area of the adjoining hills which have bright streams, of Kolli (கொல்லிமலை) (13-4)
• which belongs to poṟayaṉ (பொறையன் - ceṟaṉ) who has an army consisting of a large portion of elephants (13)
• and a lance that brings victory (12),
• lay on our chest yesterday embracing it to remove that trembling grief (11)
• like one who bathes immersing oneself in the swift and abundant floods of the big river, Kāviri (காவிரி) which has deep whirls on its surface (9-10).

பொறையன் கொல்லியில்(13) எழுதிய பாவையின்(15) மாண்ட மாஅயோள்(16) துவர்வாய்(2), அரும்பிய முலையள் பணைத்தோள்(3) மழைக்கண் மாஅயோளாகிய தன்னுடன்(5) மறை அமை புணர்ச்சி(6) புணர்பு பிரிந்து இபைப்பச்(7) செலற்கு அருமையின்(8) காவிரி(9) நீத்தம் மண்ணுநள் போல(10) நெருநல் முயங்கி(11) ஆகம் அடைதந்தோள்(12); (அந்தோ! இன்று அல்லகுறிப்பட்டோமோ?

• .5. வாயிதழ்.
• .10. மண்ணுநீர்.