AKAM 186

Tiṇai:

marutam

Author:

paraṇar

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2006/04/27

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-3) The tank is abundant with fish and the fishermen do not depend on rain for their livelihood

(3-6) The broad leaf of the lotus is caused to move like the ears of an elephant, by the wind

(6-7) The idle gossip of the village which rose on account of talaivaṉ is great

(7-9) Talaivaṉ's intimacy is only for sporting in water with the help of a float, made of European bamboo reed

(9-13) talaivaṉ still remaining in the company of some other lady

(13-4) His wife is angry with the harlot

(14-7) harlot not intending to break her bangles taking liberty with talaivaṉ

(18-20) Talaivi's husband and not the harlot is the enemy permanently remaining with her.

Colophon(s):

The harlot who was residing in the house attacked talaivi so as to be heard by those who were by the side of talaivi

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• The fishermen who earn their livelihood by dragging the fishing-hook with a strong string (2)
• knowing the fish swallowing the hook covered with a bait, (2)
• do not depend on rainfall nor do they know any poverty (1)
• In the tank of fertile lotuses (3)
• where fish are in abundance (3),
• the broad leaf of the lotus which has a long stem (5)
• and which rises above the surface of the water (4)
• whenever the wind blows (5)
• The big and placid tank is disturbed (5)
• and the leaf is caused to move (6)
• like the ears of a big elephant (6)
• The scandal for which the chief of agricultural tract was the cause (6)
• and which rose in connection with me (7)
• is great (7).
• His friendship (7)
• was only to that extent of sporting in water (9)
• with the help of a float made of European bamboo reed which had grown fertile (8)
• He, on his part, is still in some lady's house (13)
• having embraced the shoulders which have the cool fragrance of sandal (12)
• when ladies wearing bright bracelets play upon the ancient instrument of yaḻ (யாழ்) (10)
• and rap with a stick the much cool muḻavu (முழவு) (11).
• (When such is the state of affairs) people say (14)
• that the wife of talaivaṉ (14)
• hates me (14)
• I am not breaking with liberty the tight-fitting bangles of mine (17).
• I can be compared to pōr (போர் - a village in coḻa nāṭu) which is in the country watered by Kāviri (16)
• and which belongs to paḻaiyaṉ (பழையன்) (15)
• who has a victorious lance (14),
• arrows showering like rain, and a shield resembling the cloud (15).
• We are in the relationship of enemy to her (18).
• Her husband himself (20)
• who deserts ladies with whom he had union, for their beautiful foreheads to turn sallow (19)
• and who permanently lives with her, is sufficient to be her enemy (20)

ஊரனொடு(6) (எனக்கு) எழுந்த கௌவையோச் பெரிது(7); நட்பே(7) வேழத்துப் புணை துணையாகப்(8) புனல் ஆடு தேண்மை அனைத்தே(9); அவனே இன்னும் பிறள் வயினான்(13); மனையோள்(13) எம்மொடு புலக்கும் என்ப(14); செறிவளை உடைத்தலோ இலென்(17); யாம் தன் பகையேம் அல்லேம்(18); கொழு நன் தன் உடன் உறை பகை சாலும்(20).

• .5. இருங்கயந்தயங்க.
• .7. எழுந்த கேண்மை.
• .10. மண்டை பாழ்பட.
• .14. வெல்பரி.
• .17-8. யுரிதினியைர்ந்த; யுரிதினினார்ந்த.