AKAM 264

Tiṇai:

mullai

Author:

Umpaṟkāttu iḷaṅkaṇṇaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2002/10/03

Table of contents (by lines):

Lines 1-2 The blossoming of flowers of leather berried bird weed

Lines 3-6 The cowherds returning home driving the herd of cows.

Lines 7-8 The rain water flowign in all streets.

Lines 9-10 The arrival of the autumn season.

Lines 11-15 talaivi feeling sorry for talaivaṉ who stays in the war-camp in the battle-field.

Colophon(s):

(1) Talaimakaḷ who saw the season when talaimakaṉ promised to return and who could not be consoled by the conforting words her companion told her; with a heavy heart;

(2) It may mean that the Companion told talaimakaḷ.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes:

see below

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• The leather berried birdwood creeper which has rich foliage blossoms white flowers (2)
• like the cloudless sky which is adorned with stars (1)
• The cowherds who carry forked sticks (4)
• adorn themselves abundantly (4)
• with the white flowers of white malabar glory lily having lines, which has curved bunches (3)
• return home with many herds of cows, (6)
• which are wet in the day with rain (5)
• with their chaplets wet with rain water (6),
• The clouds which are full of water spread out high in the sky (8),
• and pour heavily (7)
• and on account of that the rising swollen water flows swiftly in every street (8)
• The autumn season has arrived and come to stay (10)
• with thunders of great noise joining with one another (9),
• Does our husband (10)
• who is staying in the war-camp at the battle-field of the cruelly angry king (15)
• who has stationed his army to strike terror into his enemy (14)
• where the elephants of beautiful gait (12)
• and burning anger are besieging enemy at night (13)
• realize (12)
• his nature (11),
• though he may not know our nature (11)?

முசுண்டை வாலிய மலரக்(2) கோவலர்(4) பல்லான் நிரையொடு(5) ஊர் வவயின் பெயர(6), மாரி தளிசிறந்து(7) பெய்த கடுநீர் தெகுவு தொறு ஒழுக(8), கூதிர்ப்பொழுது நின்றன்று(10); வேந்தர் பாசறையோர் ஆகிய(15) காதலர்(10) நம் நிலை அறியாராயினும் தம் நிலை(11) அறிந்தனர் கொல்லோ(12)?

கவர் கோல்

- forked stick.

மயங்கி

- joining together.

கூதிர்

- autumn.

நின்றன்று

- has come to stay.

ஒங்கு நடை

- beautiful gait.

காய் சினம்

- burning anger.

இறுத்த

- stationing.

பாசறை

- war-camp.

முசுண்டை

- leather berried bird weed.

வரி

- line.

வாங்கு குலை

- curved bunch.

சேள்

- high sky.

ஏர்தரு

- rising swollen.

கடுநீர்

- swift flowing water.

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NOTES

The flowers of leather berried bird weed are compared to stars in the clear blue sky. This smile is found in malaipaṭukatām;
$$ட$$ட.100-101; ""அகலிருவிஜம்பின் ஆ அல் போல வாலிதின் விரிந்தன, புன்கொடி முகண்டை''. ""கூதிர் வேனில் என்றிருபாசறை (தொல்காப்பியம், புறத்திணை.17) என்பதனால் இது கூதிர்ப்பாசறை ஆயிற்று.