AKAM 284

Tiṇai:

mullai

Author:

iṭaikkāṭaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2004/10/10

Table of contents (by lines):

1-6 The actions of the hare and its mate

7-10 The actions of the warriors in the forest region.

11-13 The pleasant village of talaivi situated in the forest region.

Colophon(s):

The talaimakaṉ who had finished his business spoke to the charioteer; (2) it may also mean :- The talaimakaṉ spoke to his mind

Syntactical link:

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Difficult words:

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Variant readings:

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Notes:

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• The pleasant village in which the beautiful talaivi of fair complexion (13)
• who is more bewildered than us because of longing (12),
• resides (13),
• is situated in the beautiful forest region (11).
• (In that forest) in the small hamlets situated at the foot of the hillocks (7)
• which is surrounded by villages of the forest region, (7)
• where the short hares having eyes in which are set small eye-balls resembling the fruits of emblic myrobalam of small leaves, and sharp fur, and bent ears (4),
• after eating the enlarged and concealed ears of corn of the bent common millet (வரகு) (3)
• sleep among the creepers with unripe fruits (4)
• wake up from their sweet sleep; and go with their mates; (5)
• find water stored in the small earthern tub in the frontyard and drink it (6);
• there the hunters who have drunk the toddy prepared from millet (தினை) and have arrows which they twag with their fingers and thumb (8),
• have bows to which strings are fixed after drawing them to their full length (9),
• go about hunting (9)
• and slaughter a deer for venison in the garden of the forest region (10).

காமம்(11) நம்மினும் தலைமயங்கிய(12) அரிவை ஊர்(13) காமர் புறவினது(11). குறுமுயல்(2) வரசின் பீள் அருந்துபு(3), பவர் ஒருங்கித்(4) துயில் எழுந்து(5), துணையொடு போகி(5) முன்றில் நிறையின் நீர் கண்டு, உண்ணும்(6) புன்புலம்(7); எனவும் சிறுகுடி(7) மறவர்(8) வேட்டம் போகிப்(9) புல்வாய் கெண்டும்(10) புறவு(11) எனவும் இயையும்.

• .8. தெறி கொண்மறவர்.

குறு விழிக் கண்ண

- having eyes in which are set eye-balls.

கூரல்

- hairs.

குறு முயல்

- short hares.

முடந்தை வர இன் வீங்கு பீன்

- the enlarged and concealed ears of corn of bent common millet.

குடந்தை அம் செவிய

- beautiful and curved ears.

கோள்பவர் ஒருங்கி

- having slept among the creepers having unripe fruits.

இன் துயில் எழுந்து

- having woken up from sweet sleep.

துணையொடு போகி

- going with its mate.

முன்றில் சிறு நிறை நீர்

- water stored in the small earthern tub in the frontyard of the house.

புன்புலம் தழீஇய

- surrounded by villages of the forest region.

பொறை முதற் சிறு குடி

- in the small hamlet at the foot of the hillock.

தினைக்கன் உண்ட தெறி கோல் மறவர்

- the hunters who have drunk the toddy fermented from millet and have arrows that are twanged with the finger and thumb.

விசைத்த வல்லர்

- having bows to which strings are fixed after drawing them to their utmost length.

வேட்டம் போகி

- go hunting.

முல்லைப் படப்பை

- in the garden situated in the forest region.

புல்வாய் கெண்டும்

- slaughter a deer and eat the venison.

தாமர் புறவினது

- is situated in the beautiful forest.

கண்ண கூரல் : these epithets qualify muyal (முயல்) நிறை-நீர்ச்சால்;
""பீரிவர்பு பரந்த நீர் அறு நிறை முதல்'' (பதிற்றுப்பத்து, 15-10);
""கறவை கன்றார்த்திக் கலநிறை பொழியும்'' (மணிமேகலை, 12-93). (12-93).

As toddy is prepared from paddy which is cultivated in marutam (மருதம்) so also the hunters prepare a kind of toddy from millet. (தினை) a product of Kuṟiñci.

As the village of the talaivi is situated in the forest region talaivaṉ mildly hinted to drive the chariot fast. If it is a soliloquy then it will mean, `The talaivi is in the forest region, we are still here'.

itaikkātaṉar is an expert in describing mullaittiṇai; cf. akam, 139, 194, 274, 304, 374, naṟṟṇai, 142, 221, 316; kuṟuntokai; 251.