AKAM 195

Tiṇai:

pālai

Author:

Kayamaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2006/04/06

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-5) The own mother decorating her house expecting the return of her daughter after elopement

(5-10) The own mother speaks about the help rendered by her to talaivi

(11-5) The own mother requesting the vēlaṉ. the male soothsayer, to tell her by his divination with molacca beans what is to happen, so that she may sleep from from worry.

Colophon(s):

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

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

• People say (5)
• that the own mother (2)
• paints the outside of the beautiful compound wall of her house with a solution o f red earth (3)
• spreads sand in the front yard of the house, and suspends garland (5)
• and adorns the house, filled with joy thinking, `My young daughter with big shoulders who crossed the difficult path in the desert (1)
• would return with the chief of the desert tract who has a perfect lance (2)
• Though he may not show compassion on me (7)
• with due respect out of love towards me who is the mother of the girl (7)
• whose looks are like the looks of the female deer (6)
• I too have to my credit (8)
• bringing up her on many days, who has teeth with a sweet smile, (8)
• I rendered help to her in a large measure (10)
• by combing her hair and tying it up in a knot, (9)
• and had her seated on my hip (9)
• If he realises that it would be good (11)
• It is my wish (11).
• Vēla (வேல)! You are endowed with the knowledge of what wil happen in future (14),
• who holds a bending stick of many ends (13)
• on which are hung many small bags (13),
• a big crown of the head which is covered by a cloth (12)!
• You tell me with certainty the result of your divination by counting molucca beans (15).
• Will he bring my daughter first to my hose (18)
• so that our eyes which have been weeping and shedding tears at night without stopping may sleep soundly (17)!
• will he take her to his house first ? (19)
• What will be his intention (19) ?

குறுமகள்(1) விடலையொடு வருமெனத்தாய்(2) ஊட்டி(3), அடுத்து நாற்றி(4), அயரும் என்ப(5), யானும் ஓம்பிய உதவியும் உடையென்(10); அஃது அறிகிற்பினோ நன்று(11); வேல(14)! எம்மனை முந்துறத் தருமோ(18)? தன்மனை உய்க்குமோ(19)? அவன் குறிப்பு யாது(19)? நின் கழங்கின் திட்பம் கூறுக(15).

• .10. நலம்புனையுதவியோ உடையன்.
• .11. அஃதறிகற்பினன்று.