AKAM 128

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

Kapilar

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2004/10/30

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-2) The stillness of the night,

(3-4) Talaivi's longing increasing at dead of night and getting out of control

(5-7, 15) Her heart going to render help to talaivaṉ

(8, 14) The dangers in the ways in which talaivaṉ comes by night

Colophon(s):

Talaimakaḷ spoke to the companion as if she was mentioning this to her, when the talaimakaṉ who came to the appointed secret place at night, was standing by the fence.

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• Companion! May you live long! The common meeting places or assembly hall of this village has become silent losing its bustle. The people in the houses are fast asleep (1)
• If midnight comes today to reign during its period with the cruelty like killing me, my longing will increase and spread like the ocean and get out of control or transgress its limits (3-4)
• The ruler of the sylvan tract comes travelling by a mountainous path which is as narrow as the deep impression on the back of an elephant caused by a rope (10-11)
• He adorns his head with the blue nelumbo (குவளைமலர்) flowers growing in the small mountain pools, for the bees to hum loudly, (9)
• which are situated in the neighbouring hill, which is narrow, and difficult to ascend and dark due to a thicket growing on it (8-11).
• In that path which has many deep pits in very narrow places difficult to travel, where water flows as it is raining, (12-4)
• how is it that our good heart without consulting me and you, has gone today transgressing its limit, to support his faltering feet seeing him place his feet in the darkness upon those inaccessible paths, though we are in this confused state ?

தோழி! வாழி! (5); மன்று பாடு அவிந்து மனை மடிந்தன்று(1); காமம்(3) கரைபொழியும்(4); (நாம்) இன்னமாகவும் நெஞ்சம்(6) இன்று(15) கான நாடன் வரூ உம்(10) நெறிக்கண்(11) படுகுழிஇயவின்(13) இருளிடை மதிப்புழி நோக்கி அவர்(14) தரைடி தாங்கிய சென்றது(15); (இஃது) எவன் கொல்(5)?

• .3. கோள்வரின்.
• .6. இன்ணை.
• .13. படுஞ்சுழியவின்.