AKAM 349

Tiṇai:

pālai

Author:

māmūlaṉār

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V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]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

2004/09/03

Table of contents (by lines):

1-3. Talaivi doubting the thought of talaivaṉ who recently married him.

4-9. The great qualitied of naṉṉaṉ, and ēḻil hill belonging to him.

12-13. The emaciated trunk which the elephant placed on its forehead compared to the snake which climbs up the rock crawling.

13. Talaivaṉ having gone beyond the tamiḻ country.

Colophon(s):

Talaimakal spoke to her friend during the separation of talaimakaṉ.

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes::

see below

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• Friend (3)!
• Our lover who went beyond the curaṉ which is situated in a country where a different languaged is spoken (14),
• where the curved and emanciated trunk (12)
• of the male elephant (11)
• which is placed on its spotted forehead (12),
• appears like the snake which crawls on the rock (13),
• after eating the mouthful of flowers resembling fire (11),
• of the vēṅkai (வேங்கை: east indian kino tree) of black trunk which is tall and perfect (10),
• and which are of bright colour growing in the middle portion of the slopes of the ēḻil hill (9)
• which is situated in the good country of naṉṉaṉ (8)
• who, without thinking whether they deserve it, or not, gives liberally (8)
• big ornaments of high value, after destroying the difficult fortresses of enemies (7)
• devastating their battle-fronts with a mind of very great strength, when minstrels who have impoverished relations, approach him (5),
• and who speaks faultless true words (4)
• which can be compared to the pointer in the balance (3)
• which correctly measure things (4);
• what was the idea he had in his mind to make the former beauty which we had by his marriage when he caught hold of my forearm (2)
• which wears tight-fitting beautiful beangles which were made by filing (conches) (1)?

தோழி(3)! சுரன் இறந்தோர்(14) தொல்கலின் தொலைய(2) ஏவன் ஆய்ந்தனர் கொல்(3)?

• .9. "கேழ்கிலிரத்'

அரம் போழ்

- splitted by the file.

அவ்வளை

- beautiful bangles

செறிந்த முன்கை

- wrist on which they were close.

பிணித்த

- caught hold of

வரைந்து

- having married.

தொல்கவின் தொலைய

- the former beauty to perish.

எவன் ஆய்ந்தனர் கொல்

- what did he think of ?

ஞெமன்ன் தெரிகோல் அன்ன

- like the pointer in the balance which correctly measures things.

செயிர்தீர் செம்மொழி

- faultless and truthful words.

உலைந்த ஒக்கல் பாடு நர் செலினே

- if minstrels with their impoverished relations approached him.

உரன் மலி உள்ளமொடு

- with a strong mind.

முனைபாழ் ஆகி

- the enemies' battle-front to become devastate.

அருங்குறும்பு எறிந்த பெருங்கல் வெறுக்கை

- seizing the higly valuable ornaments and other wealth after sacking their fortresses.

சூழாது சுரக்கும் நன்னன் நன்னாட்டு

- in the good country of naṉṉaṉ who gives them away willingly (to those singers) without thinking whether they are worthy to receive them.

எழிற் குன்றத்து

- in the ēḻil hill.

கவா அள்

- in the middle of the slope.

கேழ் கொள

- to appear bright.

திருந்து அரை நிவந்த கருங்கால் வேங்கை

- the vēnkai tree of tall and perfect trunk.

எரிமருள்கவளம் மாந்தி

- after eating the mouthful of its flowers resembling fire.

களிறு

- male elephant.

தன் வரி நுதல் வைத்த வலி தேம்பு தடக்கை

- the big trunk of decreased strength which it placed on its forehead having lines.

கல் ஊர்பாம்பின் தோன்றும்

- appears like the snake which is crawling on the rock

சொல்பெயர் தேஎத்த சுரன் இறந்தோரே

- talaivar who crossed and went in the curam which is situated in the region where a different language is spoken.

பிணித்த caught hold cf. The bridegroom catches hold of the right hand of the bride during wedding. That is called `pāṇigrahaṇam in sanskrit;
cf. ""நேரிறை முன்கை பற்றி நுமர்தர, நாடு அறிநன்மணம் அயர்கம்'' (Kuṟiñcuppāṭṭu, 231-232).

முன்கைவரைந்து தாம் பிணித்த
- the order of words should be changed into முன்கையைப் பிணித்து ரைந்த- to be correct to the sense.

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