AKAM 262
- 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- V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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)
- HTML conversion, text revising & editing:
-
- Date of last revision:
- 2004/10/07
- Table of contents (by lines):
- 1-4 Difficulty of agricultural operations in raising a crop of green gram
- 5-6 Kōcar putting out the eyes of the father of aṉṉi minili, for having allowed his cow to graze in their field
- Line 7-8 the vow taken by Aṉni minili to average the cruel punishment meted out to her father
- 9-12 aṉṉi minili had the Kōcar killed with the helf of Kuṟumpiyaṉ titiyaṉ, and her rejoicing after her anger cooled down
- 12-17 talaivi as fragrant as the mountain belonging to pēkaṉ (one of the 7 munificent chiefs)
- 13, 18 Talaivaṉ comparing his joy to that of aṉṉi miñili.
- Colophon(s):
- The talaimakaṉ who had physical contact with the talaimakal at the appointed place at night spoke to his mind thus.
- Syntactical link:
- see below
- Difficult words:
- see below
- Variant readings:
- see below
- Notes::
- see below
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TRANSLATION
- (The Kōcar) had the interwining creepers trampled down by the hoofs of many bullocks (2)
- in the old forest which was overgrown with wild vegetation (1)
- and had it ploughed, by yoking several bullocks, many times (2)
- the field of red soil (2);
- They had manured profusely and had removed the weeds and feneed it and irrigated it (3);
- on account of these there was bumper crop. In that field of green gram which had densely grown leaves,
the cows of the father of aṉṉi miñili entered and destroyed the crop by grazing (4)
- Though the father of miñili being truthful admitted the fact of his cow having grazed in the field the old Kocar of that village (6)
- pulled out his eyes without any grace (5)
- On account of the cruel punishment meted out to her father (6),
- she did not eat from any vessel nor did she wear any white cloth
and she did not change the guise of an ascetic she took upon herself due to anger (8).
- She informed Kuṟumpiyaṉ (9)
- titiyaṉ (10)
- who was always victorious and had a valourous army (9)
- and good horses well trained in warfare (10)
- and had their precious lives taken out (with his help) (11)
- She saw that and her anger cooled down and she rejoiced (12)
- The talaivi who speaks beautiful and sweet words (18)
- had all the fragrance of the mountain on which clouds seem to traverse (17),
- belonging to pēkaṉ, who had toddy on which bees settled, and joy born out of munificence (16).
- In the adjacent hills (14),
- which have flowers abundantly (13)
- the streams fall roaring down and make the mountain pools look beautiful with water (14).
- The fine spray rising from the pools make the bushes wet (15).
- As she came and embraced us (18)
- it makes our body swell (12)
- with limitless joy (13)
- like aṉṉi miñili (12).
SYNTACTICAL LINK
கிலம்பில்(14) பேகன்(16) மாமலை நாறி(17) அம் தீம் கிளவி வந்த மாறே(18), அன்னி மிஞிலி போல மெயம் மலிந்து(12)
ஆனா உவகையேம் ஆயிரினம்(13).
பயறு ஆ புக்கெனத்(4) தந்தையை அருளாதுகண் களைந்து(5); முது கோசர் நவைத்த சிறுமையின்(6)
உண்ணாள், உடாஅள்(7) படிவம் மாறாள்(8) குறும்பியன் ஆகிய(9) திதியற்கு உரைத்து அவர்(10)
உயிர் செகுப்பக்கண்டு சினம் மாறிய(11) அன்னி மிஞிலி போல(12) ஆனா உவகையேம் ஆயினெம்(13).
VARIANT READINGS
- 3. யாருவிளை.
- .4. பயரூழ்புக்.
- .17. கொண்டகன்மாமலை.
- 18. வந்தவாறே.
DIFFICULT WORDS
- மயக்கி
- - having trod upon; having trampled down
- படிவம்
- - penance.
- மாறாள்
- - did not change the form she assumed for her vow
- முதை படு பசுங் காடு
- the old forest with rich vegetation.
- அரிற் பவர்
- - intertwining creepers.
- பகடு
- - bullock.
- உழவுறு செஞ் செய்
- - the red coloured dry land which was ploughed several times.
- இடு முறை நிரம்பி
- - profusely and suitably mannered.
- ஆகுவினை
- - weeding out, irrigating, fencing and other operations.
- கலித்து
- - grown luxuriantly.
- பாசிலை அமன்ற
- - with densely grown leaves.
- கண்களைந்து
- - having the eyes pulled out.
- நவைத்த சிறுமையின்
- - on account of the cruelty of inflicting suffering.
- கலம்
- - vessel.
- வாலிது
- - white cloth
- செருஇயல் நன்மான்
- - horses trained in warfare
- இன்னுயிர் செகுப்ப
- - to take out their lives.
- சினம் மாறிய
- - anger cooled down and feeling immense joy.
- மெய் மலிந்து ஆனா உவகையேம் ஆயினேம்
- - made my body swell with immeasurable joy.
- அயம்
- - mountain pools.
- சிலம்பு
- - adjacent hill.
- புதல்
- - bush
- நனைக்கும்
- - making it wet.
- வண்டுபடு நறவு
- - toddy on which bees settle.
- வண்மகிழ்
- - joy born of munificence
- கொண்டல் மா மலை
- - big mountain on which clouds seem to traverse.
- அம்திம் கிளவி
- - talaivi speaking beautiful and sweet words.
- வந்த மாறே
- - as she came and embraced us.
NOTES
The incident about aṉṉi miñili has been mentioned by paraṇar himself,
in akam, verse 196 ll.8-12. This verse is the second time the incident is mentioned by paraṇaar,
with a little more detail.
By the term green forest is meant the forest in which grass and other vegetation have grown wild after rains.
Trampling down the intertwining creepers means that the creepers and others were mixed with the soil.
பல here means many ploughs.
Some have read யாகுவினை as வரகு வினை but it does not make any sense.
வாய் மொழித் தந்தை means that the father admitted the offence and did not try to hide it.
The order of words in கண்களைந்து அருளாது should be changed into அருளாது கண்களைந்து.
For a trifle offence the Kōcar inflicted very cruel punishment of removing the eyes of the father of aṉṉi miñili.
It enraged her to such an extent that her anger cooled down only when the Kocar were killed by Kuṟumpiyan titiyaṉ in battle.
Even now in villages, grazing cattle in the fields where green gram crop is cultivated during the month of மாசி
(Feb. 13th to March, 13) is the custom. Lean catle will become stout.
There is a proverb in Tamil that the purohits during mahālaya paksha, the temple priests during mārkaḻi,
and the he-buffaloes during māci will become plumpy.