AKAM 119

Tiṇai:

pālai

Author:

Kuṭāvāyiṟkīrattaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2005/03/04

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-4) talaivaṉ parting from talaivi even though she will suffer by losing her beauty

(5-7) The square-stalked vine () cut by way farers resembling the fresh pieces of snake

(8-10) The description of the desert

(11-4) talaivaṉ who is going to put an end to enmity, thinking of taking alone with him talaivi

(15-6) The elephant anguishing in the mountain path as no water is found in the spring.

Colophon(s):

(1) The talaimakaṉ replied to the companion who informed her about the parting of talaivaṉ.
(2) It may also mean :- The companion spoke to talaimakaḷ

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• (Companion)! Though he (our talaivar) parted from us thinking that marriage is not the proper thing, he considered well and knew that her forehead, shoulders, waist with yellow spots, complexion beauty and red lines will fade (1-4)
• In the forest the way-farers cut the square-stalked vine (பிரண்டை) and throw it without putting it to use. It lies on the way-side withered like the fresh pieces of the snake which has been struck dead by thunder (4-7)
• That forest has ways on the mountain where clouds are trailing (20)
• In the dried-up pool on the mountain (19)
• the elephant fought with the ferocious tiger, suffered and had a cut on its head (by being split into two (16).
• With the sorrow born of that wound it hurriedly goes to drink water and places its knees firmly on the earth by bending them and dips its trunk into the pool and heaves a sigh as there is no water (15-20)
• Without thinking (10)
• that the desert which has places where the maḻavar of strong bows cook flesh in the stone-ovens which had ben abandoned by the caravan of salt-merchants, and eat it (8-9)
• is not fit for travel in the company of women (10).
• Will our talaivar of excessive zeal (10)
• decide to make us also travel as his company in the battle-field (14-5)
• where he goes with a lance only as his defence, in order to reduce enmity between two contending parties (14-5)
• That lance has a beautiful shining blade resembling in form the flower of neytal (நெய்தல்) (11)
• a lance stick adorned with a garland made of peacock's feather (12),
• and a joint which has been driven into the strong female screw and a handle of black colour (13).

(தோழி)! அவர்(4) (நம் தலைவர்) வரைவு நன்று என்னாது அகலினும்(4) "வருந்துவள் இவள்' எனத் திருந்துபு நோக்கி(3) மலைமுதல் ஆறு ஆய(20) சுரன் வழுக்கற்றது என்னாது உரஞ்சிறந்து(10) அமர் அழுவம் நம்மொடு துணைப்பக்(14) (கொண்டு செல்லத்) துணிகுவர் கொல்லோ? (15)? பிரண்டை(5 ) திரங்கும் அத்தத்தில்(7) அடுப்பில்(8) மழவர் ஊன்புழுக்கயரும்(9) சுரன்(10).

• .6. வேறு பெறு.
• .7. நெறியவற்.
• .8. உமண்சாக் கொண்ட
• .11. நெய்யகலுருவி.
• .15. துனிகொள், துணிகொன்பு, துனிகொன்பு.
• .16. வரிபடு.