AKAM 210

Tiṇai:

neytal

Author:

ulōccaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2002/10/15

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-3) The fish that is killed by a an instrument sharp as a chisel changes the colour of the sea by its blood that gushes from its wound

(4-6) It jumps like the rainbow and stirs up the expanse of sea and being decreased in its strength comes by the side of fishing-boats

(7-10) talaivaṉ praised the beauty of the ghat exaggerating it too much

(10-14) Now we heard many times that he was saying that it was difficult for him to come here as the lowering branches of fragrant screw-pine (தாழை) were obstacles to the easy movement of his chariot.

Colophon(s):

Companion spoke pretending to talk to talaimakaḷ, when talaivaṉ was standing by the side of the hedge near the house.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

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• Companion (14)!
• The cruel fishermen who are fond of killing and who live in huts having short sloping roofs (1)
• attack a big proud fish by throwing a sharp instrument like a chisel (2)
• That fish jumps like the rainbow that adorns the sky, (4)
• and changes the colour of the sea which has the stench of fish (3)
• by the blood that flows from its wound (3)
• and stirs the expanse of the sea which has waves with sprays of green colour (4-5)
• It comes near the fishing boats which are in rows, (6)
• being decreased in strenght (5)
• The talaivaṉ who has such a ghat (6)
• praised without [...] ((contentment)CROSSED) (10)
• and appreciated the beauty of the big ghat (9)
• of our village (8)
• which has a grove (9),
• when he came here at midnight (7)
• remembering our shoulders which are like bamboos (7).
• Now, he has removed our sleep on his soft chest (10-11).
• We heard several times (14)
• that he had been saying, `It is difficult to go there, (13)
• as the low branches of the fragrant screw-pine obstructed the quick movement of the chariot (12)

தோழி(14)! துறைவன்(6) நம் பணைத்தோன் உள்ளி(7) வந்த காலை(8), நம்மூர்க்(8) கானலம் பெருந்துறைக் கலின் பாராட்டிப்(9), புகழ்ந்திசினோன்; இனித்தன்(10) சாயல் மார்பிற் பாயல் மாற்றிக்(11) கடுந்தேர் விலங்கச்(12) செல வரிது என்னும் என்பது(13) நாம் பல கேட்டனம்(14)

• .4. பசும்பிதிர்.
• .6. படருந்துறைவன்.