AKAM 084

Tiṇai:

mullai

Author:

maturai eḻuttāḷaṉ

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2002/09/30

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-5) The earth receiving copious supply of rain during winter

(6-10) talaivi staying in the little village in the pastoral region

(11-14) Description of a fortress situated in the agricultural region

(15-16) talaivaṉ, feeling sorrowful that he is forced to remain in the tent during war.

Colophon(s):

talaimakaṉ spoke to himself staying at the war camp

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• In this enjoyable season when the big earth looks beautiful having wonderful scenery (4-5)
• because the clouds which thunder like the war drum (முரசு) having drawn the water in the ocean (2)
• and exhibiting a fearful rainbow which is bending appears on the mountain (1)
• descends and pours down rain (3)
• so that all the directions are made invisible (4),
• having ascended up (3)
• in the clock-wise manner and surrounding the earth (3)
• the lady with a bright forehead is staying in the little village (10)
• adjoining the forest in which there are formidable battle-fronts (9)
• where the fragrant flowers of arabian jasmine (முல்லைப்பூ) that blossom at day-break drop (8)
• so as to cover the back of (7)
• the boar of small eyes that resemble fire (6)
• which sleeps in the small bush that grows in the minute sand. We are staying in the war-camp of the king (17)
• who is wearing garland (17)
• and orders again and again his army (16)
• to fight with increasing anger (15)
• though the enemy offers the strong fortress of waving flags and which is surrounded by fields (14)
• where the labourers who drink liquor (13)
• carry to every threshing-floor (13)
• the big heaps of sheaves whose sides are always moving (12)
• which has been bundled up by the harvesters (12)
• by tying securely many flowers resembling fire, arranging them to vary in colour (11)

எழிலி(2) பொழிதலின் காண்வர(4) இருநிலம் கவினிய ஏமுறு காலை(5) ஒண்ணுதல் சீறூரோள்(10); யாமே(10) ஆரெயில்(14) கொடுப்பவும் கொள்ளான்(15) வினைவயிற் பெயர்க்கும் தானைப்(16) புனைதார் வேந்தன் பாசறையேம்(17).

• .3. தாழ் பெயற் கெதிரி.
• .10. நன்னுதல்

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