AKAM 149

Tiṇai:

pālai

Author:

erukkaṭṭūrttāyaṅkaṇṇaṉār
Var. 1. ஏர்க்காட்டூர் (ērkkāttur)

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

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Table of contents (by lines):

(1-5) Description of desert where the group of bears eats with avidity the flowers of mahua () if they dislike the termites in the ant-hill.

(6-7) talaivaṉ not willing to travel in the desert even if he could easily acquire wealth which is difficult to be earned

(7-10) The port of Muciṟi where yavaṉar () bring gold in their ships and return having bought pepper

(11-13) Ceḻiyaṉ besieged Muciṟi and carried away the golden image after winning the battle

(14-16) The hill situated to the west of Kuṭal () which belongs to Netiyāṉ () who has raised in his banner a peacock, and where festivals are celebrated without any break

(16-19) The eyes of talaivi laden with tears compared to the blue nelumbo () flowers that grow in the deep pools of Paraṅkuṉṟu () (16-19)

Colophon(s):

Talaimakaṉ desisted from parting from talaivi, speaking to his mind thus.

Syntactical link:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• My mind! (7)
• Let you live long! If I travel in the long paths of desert (5)
• where the big group of bears having big forelegs eat with eagerness the white hollow flowers of mahua () of dull-coloured trunk (3),
• if they dislike the termites which are hidden in the high and red ant-hills (2)
• which were constructed by small and insignificant white ants, during a very long time (1),
• and even if I get easily the excellent wealth that could be earned only with difficulty, (5-6)
• I won't come with you (7)
• The port of Muciṟi is rich with different kinds of wealth (11)
• The beautiful ships of strong build which were brought by yavaṉar (யவனர்) (9)
• to make the white foams in the big river Cuḷḷi belonging to Cēralar stirred up (8),
• come with gold and return with pepper (in that port) (10)
• Ceḻiyaṉ who has tall and beautiful elephants and who is victorious in battles, (13)
• besieged Muciri so that great tumult arose there (11)
• and won in the tough battle without any treachery, and seized the gold image (12).
• I part from this lady her cool, proud eyes which have red lines on them will be laden with clear tears (19),
• which resemble the combination of two fresh flowers of blue nelumbo (நீலம்) (17-18)
• which grow in the deep and long pools for the bees to like them (17),
• in the hill (பரங்குன்று: Paraṅkuṉṟu) of the tall one (நெடியோன்: murukaṉ), where festivals are celebrated perpetually; he has raised in his victorious banner a peacock having many spots on its feathers (5-6)
• It is situated to the west of Kūṭal (கூடல்) which has streets where many flags are waving in the breeze; (14).

நெஞ்சே(7)! அத்த நீளிடைப் போகி(5) அரிது செய்விழுப் பொருள் எளிதினிற் பெறினும்(6), இவள்(18) அரிமதர் மழைக்கண் தெண்பனி கொள(19) வாரேன்(7); வாழி(7).

• .12. பெருஞ்சமம்

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NOTES

சுள்ளி பேரியாறு These two names are the names for a river that empties itself into the Arabian sea near Muciṟi, படிமம்; This was perhaps the idol of some deity.