AKAM 081

Tiṇai:

Pālai

Author:

ālampēri cāttaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2005/03/06

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-5) Bears removing their food from the ant-hill

(6-10) The description of the desert

(11-5) talaivaṉ parting [from] talaivi to acquire wealth on account of his excessive zeal, and to make the talaivi weep.

Colophon(s):

The companion went to talaimakaḷ and, after knowing her hint, informed talaimakaṉ who announced his parting.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

• Oh Chief ! (15)
• As your superior mind goads you to acquire wealth (15)
• which can be done by parting from us (11)
• when your eyes which appear beautiful by being coated with collyrium, weep, (14)
• can be compared to viḷaṅkil belonging to kaṭalaṉ of great munificence (13)
• who wins victory in the battle-field of enemies where they hold shining lances, having killed their elephants, (12)
• do you intend to go (15)
• into the expanse of heat, (9)
• having crossed with great difficulty the desert of cruel battle-fronts, (9-10)
• where the kite that pounces upon its prey suffers (9)
• on account of loneliness, (8)
• being perched on the strong branch (7),
• which has become dried by dropping its leaves (7)
• as the sun's rays (7)
• that dazzle the eyes (6)
• scorch it (7),
• of the indian oak (மராம்) tree by the side of the path (8)
• where appear cracks in the earth as the moisture is completely dried up (6).
• (In that place) the bear which is capable of catching its prey starts wandering at day-break (1)
• if it disliked the sweet fruits of mahua tree (இருப்யைரம்) of tall branches (2)
• it strips off the mud (5)
• in the wet and tall top (3)
• of the ant-hill (3)
• having ugly holes (3)
• which was constructed by several swarms of white ants joining together (4),
• breathing all the time like the hole in the centre of a smith's forge for the nozzle of bellows.

ஐய(15)! பொருட்கு(15) உள்ளம் துரத்தலின்(11) உண்கண் கலுழ(14), அருஞ்சுரம் நீந்திச்(10) சேறிரோ(15)? உளியம்(1) தீம்பழம் முனையின்(2) நெடுங்கோடு(4) இடந்துஇரைதேரும்(5) ஆங்கண்(6) பருந்து உயவும் நீளிடை(9) அருஞ்சுரம்(10)

• .4. இருங்கோடு