AKAM 098

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

veṟi pātiya kāmakkaṇṇiyār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2004/11/11

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-6) The mother does not know the real cause of her daughter's malady

(7-13) Mother making preparation for the dance of veṟi () on the advice of elderly, wise women.

(14-21) talaivi feeling painful about veṟi ()

(21-25) The secret love would be made public if the veṟi failed in its purpose

(26-30) talaivi afraid of losing her life, if talaivaṉ comes to know that her malady is due to some other cause.

Colophon(s):

The companion told the talaimakaḷ as if she was informing her when the talaimakaṉ was standing near the fence.
(2) Talaimakaḷ informed the companion (Note the second one is the better of the two)

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• Companion (21)!
• Our mother did not know that the malady which I am suffering from, would decrease if I come into contact with the chest of the chief of the mountain where gods reside (5-6)
• That sorrow which was made permanent to be hated us, was the effect of the bestowing of talaivaṉ's affection as the heart of talaivaṉ become, distressed, which was formerly kind towards us and which he gave to us out of joy without any trace of ill-will of prejudice against us, in the portion of the mountain slope which is cool and full of fertile produces (1-4).
• The mother, (6)
• on seeing (7)
• the tight-fitting, and shining, bangles of exquisite workmanship (6)
• become losse, (7)
• was at her wits end, questioned some people babout it (8)
• The old and wise female soothsayers (8)
• who are good at speaking falsehood (9),
• spread out various kinds of grains in winnows, each of the capacity of a kuruṇi (குறுணி= two Madras measures) and placed them as offerings to god (9),
• and gave out that the malady was the affliction by murukaṉ (முருகன்) which was difficult to be cured (10),
• and our mother thought it to be true (10).
• Mother prayed to god (13)
• `The superior beauty of my daughter which is extolled by all and which is comparable to that of the kollipavai' (12) (கொல்லிப்பாவை)
• arranged a stage (14)
• for veṟi to be performed in the big and spacious pantal which was decorated with all adornments fit for the dance (15)
• to the harmonious blending of sweet musical instruments (14)
• in the good house wiht exquisite architectural beauty like a beautiful picture (11).
• If the vēlaṉ (18) (வேலன்- one who performs veṟi by holding a lance in his hand)
• having adorned himself with the white palmyra leaves and flowers of katampu (கடம்பம்பூ) (15)
• and praising the great fame of murukaṉ, (18)
• fitting it with the marking of time having its pleasant finish (17)
• intends to perform the dance (20)
• swinging his arms so as to make the stage appear beautiful, (19)
• like the puppets with contrivances which are made to dance (20)
• by an able artist (19),
• what will be the result? (21)
• It my lean and weak body (23)
• does not regain its former splendour (24)
• even after the performance of veṟi by vēlaṉ (வேலன்) (23)
• as to cause distress to the confounded ladies assembled at the stage (22)
• this secret love is not difficult to be known to many to be indulged by them in public scandal. If it is not that, (25)
• if the tall vēḷ (வேள்) grants our former beauty out of compassion (27)
• having known the sorrow which was brought by our talaivaṉ, (26)
• and if the talaivaṉ who is the chief of forest tract happens to hear (29)
• the malady from which the talaīvi who is wearing tight-fitting bangles (28)
• is due to some other cause (28)
• it is more difficult than the former one for me to continue to live (30).

தோழி(21)! (நம்) எவ்வம்(4) அன்னை அறிந்தனள் அல்லள்(6); வினவலின்(8) பெண்டிர்(9) முருகன் ஆர் அணங்கு என்றலின் அது செத்து(10) (ஓருகற்) பரைஇ(13) ஆடணி அயர்ந்த பந்தர்(15), வேலன்(18) பாவையின் தூங்கல் வேண்டின்(20) என் ஆம் கொல்(21)? ஆடியபின்னும் வாடிய மேனி(23) சிறவாதாயின் மறை(24) அலர் ஆகாமையோ அரிதே(25); அஃதான்று(25), நெடுவேள் நல்குவனெளின்(27) செல்லும் பிறிதெனக்(28) கான் கொழு நாடன் கேட்பின்(29) யான் உயிர் வாழ்தல் அதனினும் அரிது(30).

• .3. மின்னாவாக்கி.
• .4. முனிவுதகவந்த. 7.நெகிழ்தனோக்கி.
• .27. நல்குவனே யெனின்.