AKAM 214

Tiṇai:

mullai

Author:

vaṭama vaṇṇakkaṉ pēru cāttaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

Date of last revision:

2004/10/07

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-4) winter season

(5-7) The king does not get sleep because he wants to achieve fame by vanquishing his enemies

(8) The burden of winning is with talaivaṉ

(8-9) talaivi clearly understanding by her intelligence that talaivaṉ is her nearest and dearest relation

(10-15) talaivaṉ's anxiety about her when she will hear music of flute and the melody of cevvaḻi played upon the yaḻ by cowherds when they return home, which attacks upon like directly

Colophon(s):

The talaimakan spoke to his mind in the war-camp.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

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• (My mind)! The clouds which completely hid the sun with myriads of rays (2)
• having spread themselves on the big and extensive sky to conceal it from view, (1)
• pours heavy rains with many drops (4)
• without ceasing to make the herd of big male elephants with their female ones to feel chill (3).
• Our king too has opposed strong enemies (5)
• and does not get sleep (7)
• in the tent (6)
• where the long brilliant lance which has a blade resembling a leaf turned upside (5),
• glitters (6),
• being desirous of achieving fame by vanquishing his enemies (7)
• The burden of winning the war lies with us (8).
• What will be the state (10)
• of my lady with the tresses of fine appearance, (9)
• who has clearly understood us by her intelligence (9)
• that we are her nearest and dearest relation, (8)
• when she, in her solitude (15)
• even during the evenings of winter (15),
• hears the clear music which directly attacks on the life (14)
• when the cowherds who bring back the cows, (12)
• play on their flutes together with cevvaḻi (செவ்வழிப்பண்) which they play on the flawless yaḻ which makes people (13)
• who are separated, suffer along with the clear sound of the bells with big mouths (11)
• which are tied to the rope of the necks (11)
• of tall bulls (10)?

(நெஞ்சே)! வானம்(2) பெரும் பெயல் அழிதுளி பொழிதல் ஆனாது(4); வேந்தனும்(5) பாசறையில்(6) புகழ்மேவலொடு கண்படை இலன்(7); நமரென(8) நம்மைத் தெளிந்த பொம்மல் ஓதி(9) மணியின் ஓசையையும்(11) தெள்ளிசையையும்(14) மாரி மாலையிலும் தமியள் கேட்டு(15) யாங்கு ஆகுவள் கொல்(10)?

• .7. அடு புகழ் வேலொடு.
• .9. தெளித்த.

(notes variant reading