AKAM 342

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

Maturaik kaṇakkāyaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2004/10/19

Table of contents (by lines):

1-3. Talaivaṉ admonishing and coaxing his mind.

4-11. The caves situated in the kingdom of teṉṉan

5-7. The valour of teṉṉaṉ

8-10. Teṉṉaṉ destroying the forts of petty chiefs and the other two kings.

11-13. Talaivi difficult to get like the mountain nymphs residing concealsed in the caves having and mountain pools.

Colophon(s):

Talaimakaṉ who was misled by signs other than those made by him at night, spoke to his mind.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes::

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• My mind (3)!
• Teṉṉaṉ (pāṇṭiyaṉ) has undying good fame (10);
• he is the chief of the robbers who live in ancient villages and lift enemies' cows, (6)
• in addition to opening the places of defence of forests which have anthills constructed with mud (5);
• he is the leader of the warriors who obey and carry out his commands (6);
• he has a big hands resembling thunder, who with his might destroyed difficult forts of petty chiefs, along (7)
• with winning many battles (8).
• When the talaivi who has a waist with beautiful lines and who is difficult to be reached by us (13)
• like the nymphs who are concealed in the mountain cave by the side of the pool where water descends (11),
• which was not dug by human beings (10);
• you did not give up the desire even though I admonished you by strong words; you did not cease when I tried to restore you to in the proper position by kind words. (1)
• Am I not in the position of a relation (3)
• to you (2) ?
• Respect my words taking them to be the words of friends united in mind (2).

நெஞ்சே(3)! வரையர மகளிரின் அரியள்(12) அவ்வரி அல்குல் அணையாக்கால்(13), ஓறுப்ப ஓவலை; நிறுப்ப நில்லலை(1); நினக்குயான்(2) கிளைஞன் அல்லெனோ(3) புணர்ந்தோர் போலப்போற்றுமதி(2). கள்வர் பெருமகனும்(6) இளையர் தலைவனும்(7) தடக்கையும்(9) நல்லிசையும்(10) (உடை யோனும் ஆகிய) தென்னன்(10)

• .4. கவரியர்
• .10. தொடர.

ஒறுப்ப

- to admonish

ஓவலை

- you did not stop.

நிறுப்ப நில்லலை

- you did not stop when I requested you to stop.

புணர்ந்தோர் போல

- like friends who were united in mind.

போற்றுமதி

- pay attention to my words.

கிளைஞன்

- relation

தெனாஅது

- that which is situated in the south.

வென் வேற் கவுரியர்

- Kavuriyar of victorious battles.

நன்னாட்டுள்ளது

- situated in the good country.

மண்கொள் புற்றத்து அருப்பு உழை திறப்பின்

- opening the forest of defence which has anthills made of mud.

ஆகொன் மூதூர்க் கள்வர் பெருமகன்

- the chief of the robbers who are natives of the old village and lift cows.

ஏவல் இளையர் தலைவன்

- the chief of the warriors who carry out his commands.

மேவார் அருங்குறும்பு அறிந்த ஆற்றலொடு

- in addition to the might with which the difficult fortresses of enemies were destroyed

பருந்து பட

- for the kites to settle on the corpses.

பல் செருக் கடந்த செல் உறழ் தடக்கை

- hands rivalling with the thunder with which many battles were won;

செல்

- clouds; as munificient as the clouds

கெடாஅ நல் இசை

- never dying good fame.

தென்னன்

- teṉṉaṉ (pāṇṭiyaṉ)

தொடாஅ நீர் இழி மருங்கின்

- pools into which streams fall and which were not dug by human beings

கல் அளைக் கரந்த

- concealed in the mountain caves

வரையரமகளிரின்

- like the nymphs of residing in the mountains.

அரியள் அவ்வரி அல்குல் அணையாக் காலே

when the talaivi who has a waist with lines, and difficult to get, does not embrace us.

ஒறுத்தல் - here means punishing by words; admonishing by speaking harsh words.

For நிறுப்ப: we have to supply `kind words' which is the opposite of harsh words. It is the duty of relations to give advice in both the ways; so talaivaṉ said, "Am I not your relation?" The talaimakaṉ who was misled by signs other than his own, thought that talaivi was rare to get; so he advised his mind `Do not go there; stay here ! Though advised by him in this way his mind did not listen to his words and went after talaivi; so he spoke like this;

நன்னாட்டுள்ளது - is an epithet qualifying கல்லளை

அருப்பம் is the word from which the end அம் - is removed.

அருப்பம் - forest used as defence.

மேவார் - is a common word denoting enemies who are petty

செரு - battle fought with kings.

Though there is a gloss for the word செல் - as மேகம், thunder is more appropriate as it is used as a simile for destroying enemies. thunder; ""செறுநர்த்தேய்த்த செல்உறழ் தடக்கை'' (tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai, 5);

தொடா - not dug; the mountain pools are natural depressions in the mountains into which water flows; that is called poykai; poykai - a reservoir of water not dug by human effort