AKAM 153

Tiṇai:

pālai

Author:

Cēramāṉ Iḷaṅkuṭṭuvaṉ

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2002/08/27

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-4) Foster-mother regrets that she can no more witness her daughter playing balls with her mates

(5-7) talaivi believing in the sweet words of heartless talaivaṉ who captivated her completely by his chest, and having become unmindful of her foster-mother's distress

(7-11) The difficult paths which are situated on the tops of hills have lost their fertility as the fire that breasts out of bamboos, has destroyed everything

(11-13) Foster-mother pitying her daughter crossing the paths

(14-18) The flowers of common caung (கோங்குமலர்) appear on the hill tops like the stars in the sky at night and become loose from their stalk and drop like the sparks that fall down from flambeau held in hand, in the desert which is intersected by mountains.

Colophon(s):

The foster-mother who was the cause for her daughter to go the desert spoke thus.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

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• My daughter who deserves to be pitied (4)
• formerly used to feel acute physical pain very much (3-4)
• if she, in the company of her mates who speaks beautiful and sweet words (2)
• went to the place where she used to play even with balls (3).
• It is to be seen no longer (4).
• In the desert which is intersected by big hills on which clouds settle (18)
• the flowers of common caung (கோங்குமலர்) blossoming in colourful bunches on which the bees dart and hum uproariously (14),
• appear at night (13),
• on the high tops of the adjoining slopes, (14)
• like the sky which is bright with shining stars (15).
• Those flowers that get disentangled from their stalks by the blowing wind, spread their fragrance in all the places, fall dropping (17),
• appear like the sparks of fire that scatter from the flambeau held in the hand (18)
• The difficult path are not suited to the tender feet of my daughter (11-12).
• They are without any fertility, and are situated on the tops of hills which have lost all freshness (11)
• That is due to the big fire that rages rising high and scattering shining sparks of fire (10)
• as the violent wind hits and strikes against the joints of the thriving bamboos (9)
• in the hot forest in which the scorching rays of the sun have destroyed everything in summer (8).
• Is my tender-natured daughter (12)
• capable of walking (13)
• quickly (7)
• now (4)
• in those paths (11)
• unmindful of our suffering, (6-7)
• and enticed by the sweet words (6)
• of the cruel talaivan (5)
• and believing them (6)
• as he had embraced her completely by his chest (5)?
• My mind suffers when I think of it; I too suffer on account of that (1).

அளியள்(4) பந்து வழிப்படர்குவள் ஆயினும்(3) நனி நொந்து(3) வெம்பும்மன்(4); இனி(4) மெல்லியல்(12) மலைவிலங்கியசுரனில்(19) வேனில் வெங்காட்டுப்(8) பயம் நீங்கு ஆரிடையில்(11) ஒய்யெனச் செல்ல வல்லு நள் கொல்லோ(13)? உள்ளம் நோதகும்; யான் நோகு(7)

• .17. தண்கமழ் பனிமலர்

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