AKAM 222

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

Date of last revision:

2004/10/24

Table of contents (by lines):

1-3) The fried suggesting a remedy for the disease caused by talaivaṉ

4-8) Kāviri carrying away āṭṭaṉ atti in the ghat at Kalār.

9-10) atimanti confused in mind

11-12) maruti dived into the sea and brought forth aṭṭaṉ atti.

13-15) Friend suggestign going in the path by which talaivaṉ used to come to visit them.

Colophon(s):

The companion spoke to talaimakaḷ when the talaimakaṉ was standing by the side of the fence.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• Friend! May you live long (13)
• As your choice beauty of your body gets spoiled (3)
• by the distemper caused by the chief of the forest region adjacent (2)
• to the big blue mountain which rises high as if to touch the sky (1),
• I shall suggest you one remedy (4).
• As the Kaviri of flowing black hairs falling on the back had carried away (8)
• when it came spreading its freshes,- having fallen in love with the beauty of āṭṭaṉ atti (7)
• who had rising and round shoulders of collective beauty (6)
• and, who was bathing in the festival at the big ghat of Kaḻar (5),
• where the muḻavu is always being played without stopping (4)
• ātimanti searched for her husband in all directions (and became confused in mind (9)
• In order to attain great fame like maruti who dived into the sea and brought forth her husband and showed him to her and was celebrated in the poems of poets (11).
• Let us go in the very cool path, in which at night, the clouds poured heavily (15)
• for many days (13),
• combining with very strong and violent thunders (14)

தோழி! வாழி!(13) நின்(2) மேனி(5) நலம் தொலைதலின் மொழிவன்(3) ஆட்டன் அத்தி நலன் நயந்து(7) காவிரி வவ்வவின்(8) அவனை(10) ஆதிமந்திக்குக் காட்டிக்(10) கடல் புக்க(11) மருதியன்ன புகழ் பெறீஇயர்(12); ஈர்ந்தண் ஆறு(15) சென்மோ(13).

• .2. நோய்க்கென்.
• .9. மருண்டிடருழந்த.
• .10. காதலிற் காட்டி.
• .11. பாடுசால்.
• .12. மரதியன்ன.

ātimanti losing her husband in the Kāviri floods is mentioned in all ancient tamiḻ literature. All the references are given as foot notes in cilappatikāram, vañciṉamālai $$l$$l.11-15. Dr. V. Swaminatha Ayyar's 6th edition (1965)