AKAM 144

Tiṇai:

Mullai

Author:

maturai aḷakkar ñāḻaḻār makaṉār maḷḷaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2002/07/12

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-8)) talaivaṉ telling his mind what talaivi would be thinking about him.

(9-11) talaivi as if she had the embrace of talaivaṉ

(12-17) Description of the battle field where talaivaṉ stays in the war-camp.

(18-9) The cause for talaivi's rejoicing as she would receive the glad news about the wealth talaivaṉ got in the battle.

Colophon(s):

talaimakaṉ who had finished his duties spoke to the charioteer as if he was speaking to his mind.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

:

• My mind! May you live long! (11)
• Our talaivi addressing her companion wearing choice ornaments (7)
• may detest us by uttering the following slighting (8)
• words; "The days fixed by our dear one for his return have become false (1)"
• The tears in the eyes coated with collyrium and having red lines roll down the eyelids without stopping (2)
• The arabian jasmine creeper has unfolded its white and sharp pointed buds (4)
• He does not think of my tresses (5)
• which have lost the beauty by being adorned with garlands (5)
• Not only that. He does not even fear virtue (அறம்) (7)
• Let compassion disappear from him in the twinkling of an eye if it wants (6).
• Though she will speak belittling words and be distressed greatly she will rejoice as if she had union with us without any trace of sulkiness, when the cool and fragrant garland become faded and spoilt by that, (9-10)
• on that day when our relations reach her place quickly and inform her about the wealth of victory we got by waging war, after taking into consideration all relevant things, and killing enemies (18-19)
• In the war camp of the battle-field the elephant with musts which roars loudly as a reply when the thunder of the cloud makes a loud noise in the sky roams about (12-13).
• The blood that was made to run into the depressions caused by the foot-prints of deer (16)
• by the warriors who rose with enthusiasm desirous of battle (14)
• and who killed the enemy's army so that the curved end of the sharp swords which were held in their hands by them was broken (14-15),
• shines in every place like the star in the sky. (17)

நெஞ்சே! வாழிய(11)! (நம் தலைவி தன் தோழியை நோக்கி), ஆயிழை! நமர்(7) அருள்கண் மாறலோ மாறுக' எனச்(6) சிறிய சொல்லிப் பெரிய புலப்பினும்(8), ஓர்த்து அமர் அட்ட செல்வம்(18) தமர் விரைந்து உரைப்பக் கேட்கும் ஞான்று(19), நம் மொடு(9) துனி தீர் முயக்கம் பெற்றோன் போல(10) உவக்குவள்(11). "நாளும் பொய்த்தன(1); நீரும் நில்லா(2); முகை அவிழ்ந்த(4); கதுப்பும் உள்ளார்(5) அறன் அஞ்சலர் மாறலோ மாறுக(6)" எனச் சிறிய சொல்லி.

• .1. வருவோமன்ற.
• .2. வரியோர் உண்கண், வரியேய் உண்கண்.
• .8. பெரிய புலப்பினும்.
• .14. கைய.
• .17. வாகைமீனின்.
• .18. அமரொனுத் தட்ட.

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NOTES

There is an implied hint to the charioteer to drive the chariot fast

The elephant's roar is always compared to the thunder of the cloud; paripātal, 8-17-18.